Table 4.

Independent predictors of the presence of any chest injuries on CT

Positive composite predictors	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
≥55 years	1.6 (1.1–2.4)
PE chest	3.0 (2.2–4.2)
PE of the thoracic spine	1.8 (1.1–2.8)
PE altered sensorium	1.5 (1.0–2.1)
CR chest	9.4 (6.5–14)
CR thoracic spine	1.7 (1.1–2.9)
CR pelvis and abdominal ultrasonography	2.3 (1.5–3.4)
BE <−3	2.0 (1.4–2.9)
Hb <6	2.9 (1.1–7.6)

Note: OR, odds ratio adjusted to all other predictors in the model; CI, confidence interval. Definitions of positive composite predictors are displayed in Table 2