Table II:
Predictor variables of mortality six months after fractures (n=118)
| Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (CI 95%) | P | OR (CI 95%) | P | |
| Age group* | 1.083 (1.002 – 1.172) | 0.039† | 3.512 (1.538 – 8.019) | 0.003† |
| Gender | 1.310 (0.600 – 2.860) | 0.552 | ||
| BMI‡ | 0.742 (0.321 – 1.713) | 0.533 | ||
| Hypertension | 0.941 (0.455 – 1.974) | 1.000 | ||
| Type of fracture | 1.129 (0.533 – 2.390) | 0.849 | ||
| BMD§ | 2.290 (1.070 – 4.905) | 0.036† | 1.688 (0.728 – 8.816) | 0.223 |
| Diabete mellitus | 0.978 (0.467 – 2.051) | 1.000 | ||
| Hypoproteinemia | 4.094 (1.545 – 10. 848) | 0.005† | 2.859 (1.001 – 8.166) | 0.049† |
| Anaemia | 0.933 (0.368 – 2.368) | 1.000 | ||
| CRP level|| | 1.783 (0.785 – 4.048) | 0.233 | ||
| Hyponatremia | 1.489 (0.717 – 3.090) | 0.354 | ||
| Hypokalemia | 0.408 (0.147 – 1.131) | 0.098 | ||
| Hypocalcemia | 1.169 (0.517 – 2.640) | 0.385 | ||
| Elevated chloride | 1.018 (0.371 – 2.796) | 1.000 | ||
| Elevated urea | 1.546 (0.714 – 3.346) | 0.326 | ||
| Electrolyte abnormality | 0.978 (0.444 – 2.153) | 1.000 | ||
| Waiting time¶ | 0.588 (0.281- 1.231) | 0.194 | ||
| Type of surgery# | 1.029 (0.475 – 2.230) | 1.000 | ||
Notes - *Age (≤80 vs >80 years), † significant P<0.05, ‡ underweight patients compared to normal and overweight ones, § comparing between patients with osteoporosis and those with normal or low bone mass (osteopenia), || marked elevation and normal or moderate elevation (≤10 vs >10μmol/L), ¶ ≤48 vs >48 hours, #fixation vs partial HA.