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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anesthesiology. 2013 Dec;119(6):10.1097/ALN.0b013e318289bafe. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318289bafe
Pre-imputation Post-imputation for missing data
Risk factor AOR 95%CI p-value AOR 95%CI p-value
Acute non-stroke neurological event 0.99 0.47 2.07 0.981 0.99 0.55 1.78 0.979
Baseline depression in neurological status 0.64 0.24 1.69 0.365 0.68 0.31 1.52 0.348
Congestive heart failure during admission 0.58 0.29 1.19 0.137 0.66 0.36 1.18 0.162
Hepatic insufficiency 1.19 0.32 4.48 0.792 0.99 0.32 3.09 0.992
Hypotension/hypoperfusion 0.34 0.22 0.54 <0.001 0.40 0.27 0.60 <0.001
Metastatic or hematological malignancy 0.83 0.43 1.60 0.569 0.70 0.44 1.13 0.15
Metabolic and electrolyte abnormality 0.56 0.29 1.10 0.095 0.60 0.31 1.16 0.132
Renal insufficiency 0.58 0.35 0.97 0.039 0.52 0.34 0.81 0.004
Respiratory failure 0.72 0.48 1.08 0.111 0.81 0.57 1.15 0.242
Septicemia 0.83 0.32 2.13 0.692 0.65 0.29 1.48 0.308
Active or evolving myocardial infarction 1.21 0.56 2.61 0.636 0.97 0.48 1.98 0.944
Inadequate natural airway 2.15 0.28 16.52 0.461 1.57 0.44 5.66 0.49
Arrhythmia 1.07 0.66 1.76 0.775 1.04 0.70 1.55 0.84
Day hours 1.55 0.83 2.90 0.169 1.48 0.95 2.32 0.084
Event location
 Operating room 2.32 0.82 6.56 0.112 1.75 0.81 3.79 0.158
 PACU 2.51 0.85 7.41 0.096 2.05 0.95 4.39 0.066
 Telemetry 5.44 0.65 45.79 0.119 5.72 1.10 29.66 0.038
 ICU 3.51 1.12 10.95 0.031 1.95 1.06 5.07 0.049
Weekend 0.73 0.38 1.40 0.345 0.63 0.38 1.04 0.071
Invasive ventilation in place pre-arrest 0.64 0.24 1.68 0.362 0.69 0.36 1.32 0.267
White vs. non-white 1.32 0.74 2.36 0.346 1.05 0.64 1.70 0.854
Illness Category
 Medical cardiac 7.34 2.06 26.13 0.002 3.64 1.52 8.72 0.004
 Surgical cardiac 2.30 0.90 5.88 0.083 2.42 1.18 4.95 0.015
 Surgical non cardiac 1.66 0.76 3.64 0.204 1.80 1.01 3.20 0.045
 Trauma 0.12 0.03 0.48 0.002 0.22 0.07 0.71 0.012
Age at hospital admission 0.97 0.96 0.99 0.001 0.98 0.97 0.99 0.001
Duration of event 0.96 0.94 0.97 <0.001 0.96 0.95 0.97 <0.001

AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, ICU Intensive Care Unit areas, PACU Post Anesthesia Care Unit.