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. 2019 Jan 7;8(1):e009436. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009436

Table 3.

Association of Bystander and Prehospital Patient Factors With High Quality of CPR (N=220)

Variable High Quality of CPR Univariable Analysis Multivariable Analysis
n/N (%) OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Year (1‐y increment) 1.245 (1.055–1.470) 0.009 1.461 (1.055–2.024) 0.022
Patients’ sex
Male 65/126 (51.6) Reference
Female 56/94 (59.6) 1.383 (0.806–2.374) 0.239
Patient's age (1‐y increment) 0.986 (0.970–1.003) 0.097
Good activities of daily living before arrest
Disability 46/88 (52.3) Reference
Good 74/131 (56.5) 1.19 (0.689–2.039) 0.539
Cause
Noncardiac 13/30 (43.3) Reference
Cardiac 107/190 (56.3) 1.473 (0.781–3.190) 0.325
Witnessed
No 58/109 (53.2) Reference
Yes 63/111 (56.8) 1.154 (0.678–1.964) 0.597
Type of bystander CPR
Conventional CPR with rescue breathing training 99/186 (53.2) Reference
Chest compression–only CPR training 22/34 (64.7) 1.678 (0.766–3.676) 0.196
Locationa
Home 94/181 (51.9) Reference
Public place 20/28 (71.4) 2.314 (0.969–5.524) 0.059
Other 3/5 (60.0) 1.388 (0.227–8.507) 0.723
Time from call to CPR by EMS personnel, median (IQR), minsb 1.003 (0.893–1.126) 0.963
Bystanders’ sexc
Male 36/67 (53.7) Reference
Female 35/78 (44.9) 0.701 (0.364–1.350) 0.288
Bystanders’ age (1‐y increment)d 0.960 (0.942–0.979) <0.001 0.961 (0.931–0.992) 0.015
Occupatione
No healthcare provider 62/114 (54.4) Reference
Healthcare provider 35/50 (70.0) 1.957 (0.964–3.974) 0.063
Previous CPR trainingf
No 10/28 (40.0) Reference Reference
Yes 33/50 (66.0) 3.494 (1.325–9.213) 0.011 3.432 (1.170–10.071) 0.025

CPR indicates cardiopulmonary resuscitation; EMS, emergency medical service; IQR, interquartile range; OR, odds ratio.

a

Data of 6 patients were missing.

b

Data of 5 patients were missing.

c

Data of 75 bystanders were missing or unknown.

d

Data of 14 bystanders were missing.

e

Data of 56 bystanders were missing or unknown.

f

Data of 142 bystanders were missing or unknown.