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Table 1 Logistic regression predicting an in-hospital death (versus survival) by 30 days in acute medical patients admitted between 2002 and 2008

From: Reflections on off hour admissions to ICU

Admission type

Odds ratio

Lower CI

Upper CI

P-value

Respiratory (MDC 4)

2.13

1.69

2.67

<0.01

Circulatory (MDC 5)

1.96

1.49

2.57

<0.01

Nervous (MDC 1)

2.55

1.88

3.44

<0.01

Charlson Co-morbidity Index

1.32

1.23

1.42

<0.01

ICU stay

8.88

6.39

12.16

<0.01

Evening admission

1.39

1.15

1.67

<0.01

  1. Unit odds ratio adjusted for acute illness score; higher odds ratios indicate a higher likelihood of death; evening admission 16:00 to 00:00 (odds ratio versus 00:00 to 16:00).
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