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Table 3

Cox proportional hazards for postsplenectomy sepsis

	Sepsis
Parameter	Hazard ratio	95% Confidence limit	P value
Female sex	0.8*	(0.7, 0.9)	<.0001
Age ≥60 years	3.2*	(2.7, 3.9)	<.0001
Race/Ethnicity (vs NH white)
NH black	1.4*	(1.1, 1.8)	.0037
Hispanic	1.1	(1.0, 1.3)	.1687
NH Asian/PI	1.2	(1.0, 1.5)	.0964
2+ Comorbidities
Age <60 years	3.6*	(2.9, 4.4)	<.0001
Age ≥60 years	6.1*	(5.1, 7.3)	<.0001
Splenectomy vs no splenectomy
Sepsis within 90 days of splenectomy	3.3*	(2.4, 4.6)	<.0001
Sepsis 90+ days after splenenctomy
0-1 Comorbidities	1.6*	(1.3, 2.0)	<.0001
2+ Comorbidities	3.1*	(2.2, 4.4)	.0016

	Sepsis
Parameter	Hazard ratio	95% Confidence limit	P value
Female sex	0.8*	(0.7, 0.9)	<.0001
Age ≥60 years	3.2*	(2.7, 3.9)	<.0001
Race/Ethnicity (vs NH white)
NH black	1.4*	(1.1, 1.8)	.0037
Hispanic	1.1	(1.0, 1.3)	.1687
NH Asian/PI	1.2	(1.0, 1.5)	.0964
2+ Comorbidities
Age <60 years	3.6*	(2.9, 4.4)	<.0001
Age ≥60 years	6.1*	(5.1, 7.3)	<.0001
Splenectomy vs no splenectomy
Sepsis within 90 days of splenectomy	3.3*	(2.4, 4.6)	<.0001
Sepsis 90+ days after splenenctomy
0-1 Comorbidities	1.6*	(1.3, 2.0)	<.0001
2+ Comorbidities	3.1*	(2.2, 4.4)	.0016

NH, non-Hispanic; PI, Pacific Islander.

Statistically significant at P < .01.