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. 2014 Feb 28;3(1):e000400. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000400

Table 1.

Model Predictors for Survival to Discharge

Survival to Discharge
OR 95% CI P Value
Age, y (ref >81)
18 to 50 2.27 2.15 to 2.40 <0.0001
1 to 60 2.25 2.14 to 2.37 <0.0001
1 to 70 2.0 1.90 to 2.10 <0.0001
71 to 80 1.52 1.45 to 1.60 <0.0001
Gender (ref male)
Female 1.10 1.06 to 1.13 <0.0001
Race (ref other)
White 1.15 1.09 to 1.21 <0.0001
Black 0.93 0.87 to 0.99 0.03
Residence pre‐admission (ref other)
Home 1.18 1.14 to 1.22 <0.0001
Comorbidities
Neurologic 0.89 0.84 to 0.94 <0.0001
Arrhythmia 1.24 1.20 to 1.28 <0.0001
Myocardial Infarction 1.19 1.14 to 1.24 <0.0001
Congestive Heart Failure 0.95 0.92 to 0.98 0.002
Diabetes 1.12 1.08 to 1.15 <0.0001
Pneumonia 0.93 0.89 to 0.98 0.01
Respiratory insufficiency 0.96 0.93 to 1.0 0.04
Hepatic insufficiency/failure 0.54 0.51 to 0.59 <0.0001
Renal insufficiency/failure 0.78 0.76 to 0.81 <0.0001
Hypotension/Hypoperfusion 0.71 0.68 to 0.74 <0.0001
Hematology/Oncology 0.50 0.47 to 0.52 <0.0001
Major Trauma 0.79 0.73 to 0.87 <0.0001
Septicemia 0.70 0.66 to 0.73 <0.0001
Initial rhythm (ref other)
VF/VT 3.14 3.02 to 3.27 <0.0001
Pulseless electrical Activity 1.06 1.02 to 1.10 0.002
Other 2.17 2.03 to 2.31 <0.0001
Arrest etiology
Cardiac cause 1.18 1.14 to 1.23 <0.0001
Respiratory cause 0.96 0.93 to 0.99 0.12
Neurologic cause 0.83 0.72 to 0.97 0.02
Metabolic cause 0.71 0.69 to 0.74 <0.0001
Toxicologic cause 2.36 2.06 to 2.70 <0.0001
Arrest location (ref unmonitored)
Intensive care unit 1.60 1.53 to 1.68 <0.0001
Monitored 1.72 1.64 to 1.81 <0.0001
Arrest time of day: night (ref day) 0.74 0.72 to 0.76 <0.0001
Arrest time: weekend (ref weekday) 0.86 0.83 to 0.89 <0.0001
Pre‐arrest interventions
Airway 0.59 0.57 to 0.62 <0.0001
Central line 1.09 1.04 to 1.114 0.01
Pacemaker/ICD 0.99 0.93 to 1.05 0.72
Anti‐arrhythmic medication 1.20 1.13 to 1.29 <0.0001
Vasoactive medication 0.54 0.52 to 0.57 <0.0001
Intra‐aortic balloon pump 1.03 0.91 to 1.16 0.67
Dialysis 0.82 0.75 to 0.90 <0.0001

CI indicates confidence interval; ICD, implanted cardioverter defibrillator; OR, odds ratio; VF/VT, ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia.