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. 2017 Jul 13;103(6):540–547. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-312638

Table 3.

Results of flexible parametric survival modelling for survival to 365 days after discharge from PICU

HR 95% CIs p Value
Age category
 <1 year Ref
 1–4 years 0.83 0.80 0.87 <0.001
 5–10 years 0.77 0.73 0.82 <0.001
 11–15 years 0.85 0.80 0.90 <0.001
 16+ 0.98 0.89 1.09 0.72
Sex
 Male Ref
 Female 1.02 0.99 1.06 0.23
Ethnicity
 Non-South Asian Ref
 South Asian 1.19 1.13 1.25 <0.001
Deprivation category
 Category 1 (least deprived) Ref
 Category 2 0.99 0.92 1.05 0.66
 Category 3 1.03 0.96 1.09 0.41
 Category 4 1.06 1.00 1.13 0.04
 Category 5 (most deprived) 1.08 1.02 1.14 0.01
LLC
 No Ref
 Yes 2.59 2.47 2.71 <0.001
Diagnostic group (reason for PICU admission)
 Neurological 1.17 1.11 1.24 <0.001
 Cardiac 0.86 0.81 0.90 <0.001
 Respiratory Ref
 Oncology 1.83 1.70 1.97 <0.001
 Infection 0.87 0.80 0.94 0.001
 Musculoskeletal 0.91 0.81 1.03 0.152
 Gastrointestinal 1.04 0.97 1.12 0.276
 Other 1.04 0.96 1.13 0.339
 Blood and lymph 0.98 0.82 1.17 0.79
 Trauma 0.63 0.53 0.77 <0.001
 Endocrine/metabolic 1.08 0.98 1.20 0.117
 Multisystem 0.97 0.70 1.33 0.831
 Body wall and cavities 0.63 0.54 0.72 <0.001
Risk of mortality (PIM2)
 <1% Ref
 1% to <5% 1.28 1.22 1.35 <0.001
 5% to <15% 1.55 1.45 1.64 <0.001
 15% to <30% 2.07 1.88 2.28 <0.001
 >30% 2.46 2.12 2.85 <0.001
LOS PICU (days)
 <1 1.14 1.08 1.19 <0.001
 1 to <3 Ref
 3 to <7 1.06 1.01 1.12 0.01
 7 to <14 1.29 1.22 1.37 <0.001
 14 to <28 1.58 1.47 1.71 <0.001
 >28 1.75 1.57 1.95 <0.001
Type of PICU admission
 Planned, after surgery Ref
 Unplanned, after surgery 1.22 1.12 1.33 <0.001
 Planned other 1.65 1.54 1.78 <0.001
 Unplanned 1.37 1.29 1.44 <0.001
 Not known 1.17 0.76 1.78 0.48
Year of admission 0.97 0.96 0.98 <0.001

n=91 614.

HR, hazard ratio; LLC, life-limiting condition; LOS, length of stay; PICU, paediatric intensive care unit; PIM2, Paediatric Index of Mortality 2.