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. 2015 Aug 21;11(4):383–389. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2015.11.4.383

Table 4. Multivariate predictors of mortality.

Variable Death OR (95%CI) p Neurologic complications OR (95%CI) p
Female gender 1.12 (1.02-1.22) 0.01 1.12 (1.02-1.22) 0.01
Age group
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 1 month to 1 year 0.87 (0.77-0.97) 0.01 4.83 (4.10-5.68) <0.0001
 1-17 years 1.05 (0.94-1.17) 0.36 2.27 (2.02-2.56) <0.0001
 18-64 years 1.88 (1.69-2.09) <0.0001 1.44 (1.21-1.72) <0.0001
 ≥65 years 2.34 (2.04-2.68) <0.0001 0.93 (0.72-1.19) 0.55
Indication/comorbidity
 Congenital heart disease 0.97 (0.89-1.05) 0.46 0.99 (0.87-1.12) 0.86
 Cardiac arrest 1.49 (1.38-1.60) <0.0001 1.30 (1.17-1.45) <0.0001
 Sepsis 1.12 (1.05-1.20) 0.0009 1.12 (1.01-1.24) 0.03
 Shock 1.20 (1.13-1.29) <0.0001 1.24 (1.12-1.37) <0.0001
 Respiratory distress syndrome 0.59 (0.51-0.68) <0.0001 0.94 (0.69-1.27) 0.71
 Respiratory failure (adult) 1.16 (1.08-1.25) <0.0001 1.03 (0.92-1.15) 0.59
Neurologic complication
 Ischemic stroke 0.73 (0.63-0.83) <0.0001 NA NA
 ICH 2.31 (1.89-2.84) <0.0001 NA NA
 Seizure 0.84 (0.73-0.87) 0.02 NA NA

CI: confidence interval, ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage, OR: odds ratio.