Table 5. Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Blunt Chest Injury.

Variable	P Value	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval
Age, y	0.105	1.013	0.997 - 1.029
Head injury	0.001	2.665	1.516 - 4.684
Diaphragmatic injury	0.092	0.217	0.037 - 1.280
Injury severity scoring	0.001	1.110	1.084 - 1.137
Chest AIS	0.001	1.967	1.506 - 2.570
Pneumonia	0.275	0.614	0.256 - 1.473
MVC vs. pedestrian injury	0.082	1.577	0.943 - 2.636
Thoracotomy	0.185	2.398	0.658 - 8.748