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. 2011 Mar 17;19:16. doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-19-16

Table 4.

Predictive risk factors for DNS development

Variables Univariate analysis Odds ratio (confidence interval: 95%) Multivariate analysis Odds ratio (confidence interval: 95%)
Systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg 10.25 (1.40-73.68) 1.34 (0.04-40.85)

Seizures 7.34 (2.53-22.28) 1.65 (0.18-14.85)

GCS <9 6.06 (2.04-17,95) 7.15 (1.04-48.8)

Leukocytosis (WBC >10.000/microlitre) 3.13 (1.31-7.95) 3.31 (1.02-10.71)

Duration of exposure >6 hours 2.13 (0.87-5.24) 1.28 (0.09-2.9)

CPK >160 U/L 1.14 (0.49-2.60) 1.02 (0.4-1.64)

Odds ratios for the association of variables with DNS development at one month from hospital discharge. Univariate and multivariate analysis.