Table 5.
Risk factors for death from 90 days and beyond
| Crude | Adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95%-CI | p | HR | 95%-CI | p | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Men | 1.0 | ref | 1.0 | ref | ||
| Women | 2.39 | 1.95–2.94 | 0.005 | 0.94 | 0.75–1.17 | 0.58 |
| Age | ||||||
| 15–39 | 1.0 | ref | 1.0 | ref | ||
| 40–64 | 4.28 | 2.72–6.74 | < 0.005 | 3.67 | 2.32–5.81 | < 0.001 |
| 65–101 | 31.1 | 20.3–47.8 | < 0.005 | 22.9 | 14.7–35.7 | < 0.001 |
| Amputation | ||||||
| No | 1.0 | ref | 1.0 | ref | ||
| Yes | 2.6 | 1.60–4.23 | < 0.005 | 1.79 | 1.08–2.95 | 0.02 |
| Length of stay | ||||||
| Unit per extra day | 1.011 | 1.009–1.014 | < 0.005 | 1.01 | 1.009–1.017 | < 0.001 |
| Mechanism of injury | ||||||
| Fall from standing height (n = 66) | 1.0 | ref | 1.0 | ref | ||
| Fall from height (n = 19) | 0.51 | 0.38–0.67 | < 0.005 | 0.59 | 0.44–0.78 | < 0.001 |
| Unprotected road users (n = 8) | 0.21 | 0.15–0.28 | < 0.005 | 0.34 | 0.25–0.48 | < 0.001 |
| Car crash (n = 2) | 0.21 | 0.13–0.36 | < 0.005 | 0.36 | 0.21–0.62 | < 0.001 |
| Other vehicles/objects (n = 4) | 0.17 | 0.10–0.29 | < 0.005 | 0.30 | 0.18–0.51 | < 0.001 |
| Self-destructive injury (n = 3) | 0.40 | 0.18–0.91 | 0.029 | 1.20 | 0.53–2.75 | 0.66 |
| Else (n = 10) | 0.43 | 0.29–0.63 | < 0.005 | 0.48 | 0.32–0.72 | < 0.001 |
HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, ref reference value (adjusted for sex, age, amputation, length of stay (LOS) and mechanism of injury), p p-value, n number of patients