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. 2006 Apr;11(4):211–215. doi: 10.1093/pch/11.4.211

TABLE 3.

Multivariate logistic regression: Odds ratio (OR) of having missing data for temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure or pulse oximetry

Variable Temperature OR (95% CI) Heart rate OR (95% CI) Respiratory rate OR (95% CI) Blood pressure OR (95% CI) Oximetry OR (95% CI)
Wait time
 Less than 5 min (n=453) 35.15 (17.8–69.5) 1.51 (1.78–2.33) 1.69 (1.31–2.18) 0.91 (0.70–1.19) 2.24 (1.70–3.00)
 5 min to 15 min (n=571) 7.45 (3.67–15.1) 1.24 (0.96–1.61) 1.13 (0.87–1.45) 1.87 (0.66–1.14) 1.48 (1.12–1.94)
 15 min to 30 min (n=488) 3.32 (1.53–7.20) 1.25 (0.95–1.65) 1.11 (0.85–1.47) 0.85 (0.64–1.13) 1.50 (1.12–2.01)
 More than 30 min (n=569) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Triage level (from 1 to 4) 0.98 (0.83–1.17) 2.05 (1.80–2.33) 1.48 (1.30–1.68) 1.67 (1.46–1.91) 1.74 (1.50–2.00)
Shift of presentation
 Day 4.72 (2.25–10.0) 1.28 (0.93–1.76) 1.98 (1.46–2.68) 1.08 (0.79–1.48) 1.92 (1.40–2.62)
 Evening 9.24 (4.40–19.42) 2.54 (1.86–3.48) 4.26 (3.14–5.80) 1.38 (1.01–1.89) 2.73 (1.99–3.74)
 Night (reference) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00