Table. 2.

Factors affecting vancomycin concentration

Variables Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis


Coefficient β Standard error p-value Coefficient β Standard error p-value
Age (mo) 0.014 0.013 0.292
Sex
Female Reference
Male –1.602 1.648 0.34
Physical findings
Height (cm) 0.024 0.022 0.285
Weight (kg) 0.047 0.041 0.25
Body surface area (m2) 1.882 1.701 0.272
Body mass index (kg/m2) 0.142 0.211 0.503
Vancomycin
Daily dose (mg/kg) 0.277 0.047 < 0.001 0.281 0.043 < 0.001
Tsamplea (h) –0.007 0.01 0.516
Laboratory findings
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) 10.726 3.849 0.007 20.458 4.861 0.001

aTime between vancomycin administration and therapeutic drug monitoring sample collection.

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