Table 3.

Clinical Predictors for 6-month favorable neurological outcomes in children with asphyxial out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who received therapeutic hypothermia.

Characteristics	Favorable outcome (n = 8)	Unfavorable outcome (n = 26)	Univariate analysis			Multi-variate analysis
			Odd ratio	95% CI	p-value	Odd ratio	95% CI	p-value
Model 1
Initial lactate level	59.72 ± 27.61	119.35 ± 53.85	0.954	0.914–0.995	0.030*	0.941	0.886–0.999	0.048*
GCS++	5.75 ± 1.90	3.65 ± 1.29	2.079	1.230–3.515	0.006*	2.179	1.058–4.486	0.035*
Model 2
Initial lactate level	59.72 ± 27.61	119.35 ± 53.85	0.954	0.914–0.995	0.030*	0.933	0.869–1.002	0.056
GCS motor score ≥4++	5 (62.5%)	4 (15.4%)	9.16	1.539–54.592	0.015*	33.689	0.782–1451.585	0.067
Present pupil reflex++	6 (75%)	7 (26.9%)	8.14	1.320–50.250	0.024*	1.007	0.044–20.051	0.966

GCS, Glasgow coma scale; CI, confidence interval.

Favorable outcome: pediatric cerebral performance category ≤ 2; Unfavorable outcome: pediatric cerebral performance category ≥3.

⁺⁺Examination before therapeutic hypothermia.

^*p < 0.05: statistical significant.