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Table 2 Adjusted odds ratiosb and 95 % confidence intervals for having an advanced medical intervention according to age in out-of-hospital EP missions performed in one Swiss region during the years 2005–2013

From: The probability of having advanced medical interventions is associated with age in out-of-hospital life-threatening situations

  

Odds ratios (OR)

95 % Confidence interval (CI)

P-value

Agea

18–37

(1.00)

  

38–49

0.97

0.81–1.15

0.71

50–58

1.01

0.84–1.21

0.94

59–64

0.85

0.70–1.03

0.10

65–70

0.87

0.71–1.06

0.17

71–75

0.86

0.71–1.05

0.15

76–79

0.79

0.64–0.97

0.03

80–83

0.88

0.72–1.07

0.20

84–88

0.80

0.65–0.97

0.02

≥89

0.66

0.53–0.82

<0.001

  1. aDeciles
  2. bAdjusted for gender, cardiac arrest, categories of diagnosis, Glasgow Coma Scale, heart rate, respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure
  3. EP: emergency physician
  4. Level of significance: p < 0.01