Table 3b.

Predictors for the use of therapeutic hypothermia in patients with shockable rhythm (n = 421; missing data 9)

	OR	95% CI	P value
Age (one additional year)	0.95	0.93-0.97	<0.001
Witnessed arrest	2.36	1.11-4.99	0.025
Female gender	0.48	0.28-0.86	0.013
Bystander CPR	1.99	1.18-3.35	<0.001

CPR = Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; multivariable logistic regression model with adjusted odds ratio (OR)