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Table 3 Linear regression analysis

From: An observational study to determine the effect of delayed admission to the intensive care unit on patient outcome

Covariates

β (slope)

95% CI of β

P-value

Age

0.04

0.03 to 0.07

0.03

APACHE II

0.06

-0.02 to 0.13

0.12

Male sex

1.28

0.09 to 2.46

0.04

Respiratory failure

1.48

-1.42 to 3.1

0.07

Operative intervention

1.5

0.13 to 2.87

0.03

Delayed admission

0.48

-1.5 to 2.46

0.64

  1. Linear regression analysis: dependent variable is length of ICU stay in days.
  2. For continuous variables (age and APACHE II score) β refers to incremental increase in age/score.
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