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Table 2 Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals, distributed on 4 mortality levels

From: Risk factors associated with short term mortality changes over time, after arrival to the emergency department

 

Immediatly dead (0-4 h)

   

4 h-2 day mortality

   

3–7 day mortality

   

8–30 day mortality

  

Gender

 

Crude OR

95% CI

Adj ORa

95% CI

 

Crude OR

95% CI

Adj ORa

95% CI

 

Crude OR

95% CI

Adj ORa

95% CI

 

Crude OR

95% CI

Adj ORa

95% CI

Female

134

1.0

 

1.0

 

154

1.0

 

1.0

 

187

1.0

 

1.0

 

393

1.0

 

1.0

 

Male

156

1.2

(1.0–1.6)

1.2

(1.0–1.5)

140

0.8

(0.8–1.2)

1.1

(1.1–1.1)

214

1.2

(1.0–1.5)

1.2

(1.0–1.5)

415

1.1

(1.0–1.3)

1.1

(1.0–1.3)

Agegroup

 18–49

19

1.0

 

1.0

 

9

1.0

 

1.0

 

19

1.0

 

1.0

 

17

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

 50–79

161

8.1

(5.1–13.1)

7.4

(4.6–12.1)

121

13.0

(6.6–25.5)

9.9

(5.0–19.7)

185

9.4

(5.9–15.1)

6.2

(3.8–10.1)

379

21.8

(13.4–35.4)

14.9

(9.1–24.3)

 80-

110

16.8

(10.3–27.3)

15.2

(9.2–25.3)

164

53.8

(27.5–105.4)

37.1

(18.6–73.8)

197

30.8

(18.8–48.2)

18.0

(11.0–29.4)

412

74.6

(45.9–121.3)

44.8

(27.3–73.6)

Charlson comorbidity Index

 0

116

1.0

 

1.0

 

78

1.0

 

1.0

 

95

1.0

 

1.0

 

194

1.0

 

1.0

 

 1

53

1.7

(1.2–2.3)

1.0

(0.7–1.4)

60

2.8

(2.0–4.0)

1.4

(1.0–1.9)

76

2.9

(2.2–4.0)

1.7

(1.2–2.3)

129

2.5

(2.0–3.1)

1.3

(1.0–1.6)

  ≥ 2

121

2.7

(2.1–3.5)

1.3

(1.0–1.7)

156

5.2

(4.0–6.9)

1.9

(1.4–2.5)

230

6.4

(5.0–8.1)

2.8

(2.2–3.7)

485

6.7

(5.7–8.0)

2.8

(2.3–3.3)

Arriving

 Own accord

5

1.0

 

1.0

 

23

1.0

 

1.0

 

234

1.0

 

1.0

 

503

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Ambulance

174

111.6

(45.8–271.5)

71.4

(31.6–161.4)

182

25.7

(16.7–39.7)

18.5

(12.0–28.7)

128

1.8

(1.4–2.2)

1.7

(1.2–2.3)

277

1.8

(1.6–2.1)

1.2

(1.1–1.4)

 MECU

111

1037.9

(422.3–2550.9)

781.6

(341.9–1786.8)

17

31.1

(16.5–58.4)

27.3

(14.5–51.3)

39

8.2

(5.8–11.6)

2.8

(2.2–3.7)

28

2.7

(1.8–3.9)

2.0

(1.4–3.0)

Day of arrival

 Mon-Thursday

168

1.0

 

1.0

 

162

1.0

 

1.0

 

223

1.0

 

1.0

 

470

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Fri-Sunday

122

1.0

(0.8–1.3)

1.0

(0.8–1.3)

132

1.1

(0.9–1.4)

1.2

(0.9–1.5)

178

1.1

(0.9–1.4)

1.1

(0.9–1.4)

338

1.0

(0.9–1.1)

1.0

(0.9–1.2)

Time of arrival

 8–15.59

143

1.0

 

1.0

 

158

1.0

 

1.0

 

204

1.0

 

1.0

 

441

1.0

 

1.0

 

 16–23.59

87

0.9

(0.7–1.1)

0.9

(0.7–1.2)

89

0.8

(0.6–1.0)

0.9

(0.7–1.1)

141

1.0

(0.8–1.2)

0.8

(0.8–1.3)

275

0.9

(0.8–1.0)

0.9

(0.8–1.1)

 00–6.59

60

1.4

(1.0–1.9)

1.7

(1.2–2.6)

47

1.0

(0.7–1.4)

1.3

(0.9–1.8)

56

0.9

(0.7–1.2)

1.1

(0.8–1.5)

92

0.7

(0.6–0.9)

0.8

(0.7–1.1)

Urgency

 Non urgent

9

1.0

 

1.0

 

13

1.0

 

1.0

 

39

1.0

 

1.0

 

141

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Urgent

74

3.7

(1.9–7.5)

3.1

(1.5–6.1)

132

4.6

(2.6–8.2)

3.7

(2.1–6.6)

244

2.9

(2.0–4.0

2.3

(1.7–3.3)

548

1.8

(1.5–2.1)

1.4

(1.2–1.7)

 Very urgent

122

90.0

(45.6–177.4)

67.6

(34.2–133.5)

56

27.5

(15.0–50.4)

19.7

(10.7–36.2)

74

12.2

(8.3–18.1)

8.9

(6.0–13.1)

70

3.2

(2.5–4.5)

2.2

(1.6–3.0)

 Missing

85

22.2

(11.2–44.2)

31.1

(15.6–61.9)

19

3.7

(1.8–7.5)

5.6

(2.8–11.2)

44

2.6

(1.7–4.0)

3.8

(2.5–5.9)

49

0.8

(0.6–1.1)

1.2

(0.8–1.6)

Vital parameters

Peripheral oxygen saturation (%)

  ≥ 90% +/− oxygen

125

1.0

 

1.0

 

190

1.0

 

1.0

 

293

1.0

 

1.0

 

640

1.0

 

1.0

 

  < 90% +/−oxygen

33

10.6

(7.2–15.7)

6.8

(4.6–10.1)

48

10.7

(7.7–14.8)

5.8

(4.2–8.1)

33

4.7

(3.2–6.7)

2.6

(1.8–3.7)

68

4.6

(3.5–5.9)

2.5

(1.9–3.3)

 missing

132

4.0

(3.1–5.1)

5.7

(4.4–7.3)

56

1.1

(0.8–1.5)

1.7

(1.3–2.4)

75

1.0

(0.7–1.2)

1.4

(1.1–1.8)

100

0.6

(0.5–0.7)

0.9

(0.7–1.1)

Respiratory rate (rr/min)

 5–36

134

1.0

 

1.0

 

212

1.0

 

1.0

 

306

1.0

 

1.0

 

660

1.0

 

1.0

 

  < 5

3

26.0

(7.8–86.7)

27.5

(7.9–95.7)

0

0

0

0

0

1

3.9

(0.5–28.9)

3.6

(0.5–28.0)

1

1.8

(0.2–13.2)

1.7

(0.2–12.8)

  > 36

13

9.0

(5.0–16.1)

6.2

(3.5–11.2)

19

8.7

(5.4–14.1)

5.4

(3.3–8.9)

12

3.7

(2.1–6.7)

2.2

(1.2–4.0)

27

4.0

(2.7–6.0)

2.4

(1.6–3.7)

 missing

140

2.9

(2.3–3.7)

4.2

(3.3–5.3)

63

0.8

(0.6–1.1)

1.2

(0.9–1.5)

82

0.7

(0.6–1.0)

1.1

(0.9–1.4)

120

0.5

(0.4–0.6)

0.8

(0.6–0.9)

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

  ≥ 90

170

1.0

 

1.0

 

235

1.0

 

1.0

 

343

1.0

 

1.0

 

728

1.0

 

1.0

 

  < 90

37

17.8

(12.3–26.7)

13.4

(9.2–19.4)

27

9.8

(6.5–14.8)

6.5

(4.2–9.8)

22

5.4

(3.5–8.4)

3.4

(2.2–5.3)

31

3.6

(2.5–5.3)

2.2

(1.5–3.3)

 missing

83

2.7

(2.0–3.5)

4.3

(3.3–5.6)

32

0.7

(0.5–1.1)

1.4

(1.0–2.0)

36

0.6

(0.4–0.8)

0.9

(0.7–1.3)

49

0.4

(0.3–0.5)

0.6

(0.5–0.8)

Heart rate (hr/min)

 40–140

190

1.0

 

1.0

 

245

1.0

 

1.0

 

352

1.0

 

1.0

 

742

1.0

 

1.0

 

  < 40

8

16.7

(8.0–34.8)

14.0

(6.6–29.8)

6

10.0

(4.3–23.0)

7.9

(3.3–19.0)

1

1.1

(0.2–7.9)

0.8

(0.1–5.7)

1

0.5

(0.1–3.7)

0.4

(0.0–2.6)

  > 140

9

6.2

(3.1–12.2)

5.7

(2.9–11.4)

6

3.2

(1.4–7-4)

3.2

(1.4–7.3)

8

3.0

(1.5–6.2)

2.8

(1.4–5.8)

16

2.9

(1.8–4.9)

2.8

(1.6–4.7)

 missing

83

2.4

(1.9–3.1)

3.9

(3.0–5.1)

37

0.8

0.6–1.2)

1.6

(1.1–2.2)

40

0.6

(0.5–0.9)

1.0

(0.8–1.)

49

0.4

(0.3–0.5)

0.6

(0.5–0.8)

Glasgow Coma Score

 14–15

68

1.0

 

1.0

 

150

1.0

 

1.0

 

231

1.0

 

1.0

 

559

1.0

 

1.0

 

 3–13

100

53.5

(39.0–73.3)

45.2

(32.8–62.3)

45

11.3

(8.0–15.9)

7.8

(5.5–11.2)

44

7.1

(5.1–9.9)

4.9

(3.5–6.8)

55

3.7

(2.8–4.9)

2.5

(1.8–3.3)

 missing

122

4.1

(3.0–5.5)

4.9

(3.6–6.6)

99

1.5

(1.2–1.9)

1.8

(1.4–2.4)

126

1.2

(1.0–1.5)

1.5

(1.2–1.8)

194

0.8

(0.7–0.9)

0.9

(0.8–1.1)

Temperature

 35–39

108

1.0

 

1.0

 

191

1.0

 

1.0

 

279

1.0

 

1.0

 

641

1.0

 

1.0

 

  < 35

5

17.5

(7.0–43.9)

12.1

(4.8–30.8)

4

8.3

(3.0–22.8)

4.3

(5.3–11.8)

15

10.0

(4.6–21.8)

6.2

(2.8–13.8)

20

1.2

(0.3–4.7)

0.7

(0.2–2.7)

  > 39

4

1.9

(0.7–5.1)

1.6

(0.6–4.4)

8

2.1

(1.0–4.3)

1.9

(0.9–3.8)

8

1.4

(0.7–2.9)

1.1

(0.6–2.3)

15

1.2

(0.7–1.9)

0.9

(0.6–1.6)

 missing

173

4.9

(3.8–6.2)

6.1

(4.8–7.8)

91

1.4

(1.1–1.9)

1.9

(1.5–2.5)

99

1.0

(0.8–1.3)

1.3

(1.0–1.7)

132

0.6

(0.5–0.7)

0.8

(0.6–0.9)

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