Table 2.

Proportions of patients with favourable neurological outcomes according to the target temperature of therapeutic hypothermia

Variable	Target temperature	n	CPC 1–2 on day 30	OR (95 % CI)	P value
All patients	<34 °C	42	27 (64 %)	1.490 (0.770–2.881)	0.258
	≥34 °C	424	232 (55 %)
Age
≤60 years	<34 °C	30	21 (70 %)	1.167 (0.507–2.685)	0.836
	≥34 °C	204	136 (67 %)
>60 years	<34 °C	12	6 (50 %)	1.292 (0.404–4.131)	0.769
	≥34 °C	220	96 (44 %)
Resuscitation interval
≤30 min	<34 °C	24	21 (88 %)	3.867 (1.126–13.286)	0.024
	≥34 °C	281	181 (64 %)
>30 min	<34 °C	14	3 (21 %)	0.678 (0.178–2.586)	0.756
	≥34 °C	115	33 (29 %)

Values are presented as the n (%)

CPC cerebral performance category, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval