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. 2006 Apr;23(4):276–280. doi: 10.1136/emj.2005.028746

Table 3 Odds ratios for factors predicting death after major injury, and for predicting death after major injury, using GCS in place of RTS.

Variable OR 95% CI p
Using RTS
 Age (0–54 years) Baseline
 Age (55–64 years) 2.9 2.13 to 3.94 <0.001
 Age (65–74 years) 7.2 5.49 to 9.41 <0.001
 Age (75–84 years) 19.22 15.18 to 24.36 <0.001
 Age (>85 years) 47.29 37.05 to 60.38 <0.001
 ISS 1.15 1.14 to 1.16 <0.001
 RTS 0.38 0.35 to 0.41 <0.001
Time of admission* 0.99 0.85 to 1.17 0.924
Using GCS
 Age (0–54 years) Baseline
 Age (55–64 years) 2.79 2.13 to 3.66 <0.001
 Age (65–74 years) 6.55 5.13 to 8.35 <0.001
 Age (75–84 years) 18.12 14.67 to 22.39 <0.001
 Age (>85 years) 40.81 32.82 to 50.75 <0.001
 GCS 0.71 0.70to 0.73 <0.001
 ISS 1.14 1.13 to 1.14 <0.001
 Time of admission* 0.92 0.80 to 1.06 0.232

*Out of hours.