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. 2013 Mar 25;21:22. doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-21-22

Table 3.

Predictors of hospital survival with a favourable neurological outcome in univariate and multivariate analysis

Univariate analysis
  OR 95% CI p
OHCA with shockable rhythm
5.50
1.07-28.16
p < 0.05
Treatment with MTH
3.90
1.35-11.27
p < 0.02
Glasgow Coma Score on hospital admission [patients with >3 points vs. patients with 3 points]
3.53
1.18-10.53
p < 0.02
Prior myocardial infarction
0.38
0.12-1.20
p = 0.097
Age [for a 10 year increase]
0.34
0.18-0.63
p < 0.001
Multivariate analysis
 
OR
95% CI
p
Treatment with MTH
4.13
1.20-14.19
p < 0.03
Age [for a 10 year increase] 0.33 0.17-0.64 p < 0.002

Results are presented according to decreasing values of odds ratios.

CI Confidence interval; MTH Mild therapeutic hypothermia; OHCA Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; OR Odds ratio.