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. 2024 May 18;12(1):e51. doi: 10.22037/aaem.v12i1.2244

Table 3.

Comparing the mortality rate, ICU admission, and intubation rate of participants allocated to groups

Variables Yes No OR [95% CI] P-Value*
Intubation rate
IS group 3 (3.7) 77 (96.3) 0.58a [.13, 2.53] 0.47a
Control group 5 (6.3) 75 (93.7) 0.42b [0.08, 2.21] 0.06b
ICU admission rate
IS group 6 (7.5) 74 (92.5) 0.51a [0.18, 1.45] 0.20a
Control group 11 (13.8) 69 (86.2) 0.45b [0.15, 1.34] 0.48b
Hospital mortality
IS group 3 (3.7) 77 (96.3) 1a [0.19, 5.1] 1.00a
Control group 3 (3.7) 77 (96.3) 0.82b [0.13, 5.25] 0.06b
One-month mortality
IS group 3 (3.7) 77 (96.3) 0.58a [0.13, 2.53] 0.47a
Control group 5 (6.3) 75 (93.7) 0.47b [0.09, 2.46] 0.05b
Three-month mortality
IS group 3 (3.7) 77 (96.3) 0.58a [0.13, 2.53] 0.47a
Control group 5 (6.3) 75 (93.7) 0.47b [0.09, 2.46] 0.05b

Data are presented as number (%). ICU: Intensive care unit; IS: Incentive spirometry. CI: Confidence interval; OR: odds ratio. a Crude analysis; b Adjusted to baseline measurement of the D-dimer, CRP, and Ct-score (as covariances); * Using logistic regression analysis.