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. 2014 Oct 31;14:22. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-14-22

Table 2.

Significant risk factors for early death (SOL) using univariate logistic regression analysis

Variable* Categories P-value OR** IC 95% OR
Mechanism of Trauma
Blunt (ref.)

1.00

Penetrating
<0.001
3.20
1.81 – 5.67
Cause of death
Sepsis/MODS (ref.)

1.00

CNS/Shock
<0.001
22.83
5.45 – 95.69
Respiratory failure
0.001
27.00
3.74 – 195.17
Others
0.003
18.00
2.71 – 119.79
Place of death
Ward (ref.)

1.00

Emergency room
<0.001
5.96
3.18 – 11.18
Operating room
<0.001
150.04
8.91 – 2527.03
ICU
0.123
0.59
0.31 – 1.15
PAS
> 89 (ref.)

1.00

≤ 89
<0.001
4.09
2.46 – 6.81
Head Injury
< 4 (ref.)

1.00

≥4
<0.001
0.28
0.17 – 0.46
Chest Injury
< 4 (ref.)

1.00

≥ 4
<0.001
4.20
2.12 – 8.29
Abdomen Injury
< 4 (ref.)

1.00

≥ 4
0.006
2.59
1.31 – 5.13
Avoidable death TRISS
≥ 0,50 (ref.)

1.00

< 0,5
<0.001
4.01
2.38 – 6.76
RTS
Continuous variable
<0.001
0.782
0.698 – 0.877
TRISS Continuous variable <0.001 0.155 0.076 – 0.315

*No early death (n =200); With early death (n =125). Ref: reference level. **OR = Reason for risk of early death; IC 95% OR = 95% confidence interval for OR (Odds Ratio).