Table 4.

Clinical items independently predicting important CT finding in multiple logistic regressions

Clinical items	OR	95 % CI (lower–upper quintile)	P value
(A) With age >60
Vomiting	3.7	0–1.8	0.20
Visible trauma above the clavicle	1.6	0.6–4.9	0.37
GCS < 15 at 2 h post injury	3.8	1.4–10.8	0.0098*
Suspect open or depressed skull fracture	1.7	0.7–4.4	0.22
Any sign of basal skull fracture	1	0.3–3.6	0.93
Aged >60	6	2.7–14.9	<0.0001*
(B) With age 65 or older
Vomiting	4.2	0.6–85	0.15
Visible trauma above the clavicle	1.5	0.5–4.4	0.46
GCS < 15 at 2 h post injury	3.8	1.4–10.9	0.008*
Suspect open or depressed skull fracture	1.6	0.6–3.9	0.31
Any sign of basal skull fracture	1	0.3–3.6	0.84
Aged 65 or older	6	2.6–14.6	<0.0001*

* Statistically significant