Table 5 Univariate and multi-variable logistic regression analysis showing the association of hospital death with round-time/non-round-time admission.

Admission time

Non-round time

1.0

1.0

Round time

1.21

1.09-1.35

< 0.001

1.02

0.90-1.16

0.700

APACHE II score

1.14

1.13-1.14

< 0.001

1.12

1.11-1.12

< 0.001

Age (per year)

1.03

1.03-1.03

< 0.001

1.02

1.02-1.02

< 0.001

Burden of comorbidities

No comorbidity

1.0

1.0

One comorbidity

2.00

1.85-2.17

< 0.001

1.17

1.07-1.29

0.001

Two or more comorbidities

2.48

2.08-2.96

< 0.001

1.31

1.07-1.60

0.008

Mechanical ventilation

No

1.0

1.0

Yes

2.11

1.90-2.34

< 0.001

1.42

1.26-1.61

< 0.001

Source of admission

Operating room - Elective

1.0

1.0

Operating room - Emergency

2.37

1.98-2.83

< 0.001

1.81

1.49-2.20

< 0.001

Emergency department

3.23

2.75-3.82

< 0.001

2.92

2.42-3.52

< 0.001

Other hospital

2.64

2.21-3.16

< 0.001

2.05

1.68-2.51

< 0.001

Ward

5.59

4.72-6.61

< 0.001

3.72

3.07-4.50

< 0.001

Study year

2002/2003

1.0

1.0

2004/2005

1.04

0.94-1.16

0.450

0.98

0.87-1.11

0.778

2006/2007

1.02

0.92-1.14

0.635

1.03

0.91-1.16

0.641

2008/2009

1.07

0.96-1.19

0.211

1.04

0.92-1.17

0.514

Study site

Community hospitals

1.0

1.0

Tertiary hospitals

1.00

0.92-1.08

0.966

1.05

0.96-1.15

0.298

Admission diagnosis

Respiratory

1.0

1.0

Gastrointestinal

1.27

1.14-1.40

< 0.001

1.70

1.49-1.93

< 0.001

Cardiovascular

1.35

1.21-1.51

< 0.001

1.66

1.46-1.89

< 0.001

Sepsis

1.54

1.37-1.74

< 0.001

1.02

0.89-1.18

0.728

Trauma

0.35

0.29-0.42

< 0.001

0.87

0.71-1.07

0.199

Metabolic

0.29

0.23-0.36

< 0.001

0.38

0.30-0.48

< 0.001

Neurologic

1.15

0.99-1.33

0.053

1.72

1.46-2.02

< 0.001

Renal

0.89

0.71-1.11

0.294

0.71

0.55-0.91

0.007

Other

0.81

0.64-1.03

0.093

1.51

1.13-2.00

0.005