Patients’ experiences of cold exposure during ambulance care

Table 1 Comparison of patient data between the group who reported cold (n = 27), and those who did not (n = 35)

	Total	Experience of cold	No experience of cold	p-value	phi
Age
≤ 59	21	10	11	0.512
≥ 60	41	17	24
Sex
Male	28	13	15	0.875
Female	34	14	20
Clothing
Thin	21	11	10
Medium	31	12	19
Thick	10	4	6
Observation start
Indoor	54	22	32
Outdoor	8	5	3
Observation time (minutes)		18	21
Cold mattress
Yes	14	12	2	0.001	0.46
No	48	15	33
Shivering
Yes	15	9	6	0.018	0.34
No	47	5	42
Thermal discomfort from cold
Yes	14	14	0	0.001	0.62
No	48	35	13

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