Table 7.

Final Predictive Model (N=441)

Predictor Variable	Odds Ratio	95% CL	P-value
Age – (tertiles)
<40	Ref	--	--
50–59	4.28	1.20–15.38	0.03
≥60	2.19	0.56–8.66	0.26
Nursing home transport (Y/N)	4.73	2.01–11.13	<0.001
EMD complaint: sick person (Y/N)	3.04	1.45–6.37	<0.01
Hot tactile temperature (Y/N)	2.90	1.35–6.23	<0.01
SBP – per 1 mmHg increase	0.96	0.93–0.99	<0.01
O2 saturation – per 1% increase	0.95	0.91–0.99	<0.01

Definitions: EMD – Emergency Medical Dispatch; SBP – systolic blood pressure; CL – confidence limit