Table 7.
Respiratory patients: assessment of pulse oximetry; unadjusted (univariate) analysis.
| OR (95% CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|
| Age Group | ||
| Adult | Ref | |
| Neonate | 0.03 (0.21 – 0.05) | <0.001 |
| Infant | 0.07 (0.06 – 0.09) | <0.001 |
| Toddler | 0.18 (0.13 – 0.27) | <0.001 |
| Early childhood | 0.50 (0.33 – 0.75) | 0.001 |
| Middle childhood | 3.08 (0.99 – 9.60) | 0.053 |
| Adolescent | 1.98 (0.82 – 4.80) | 0.129 |
| Demographics | ||
| Male sex | 0.96 (0.83 – 1.10) | 0.529 |
| Height (inches) | 1.06 (1.04 – 1.08) | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.01) | <0.001 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White/Non-Hispanic | Ref | |
| White/Hispanic | 0.71 (0.29 – 1.73) | 0.453 |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 1.54 (1.26 – 1.88) | <0.001 |
| Black/Hispanic | 0.79 (0.19 – 3.23) | 0.741 |
| Other/Unknown | 1.17 (1.00 – 1.37) | 0.055 |
| Day Period | ||
| 00:00–05:59 | Ref | |
| 06:00–11:59 | 1.03 (0.83 – 1.23) | 0.795 |
| 12:00–17:59 | 0.84 (0.68 – 1.04) | 0.109 |
| 18:00–23:59 | 0.92 (0.74 – 1.15) | 0.467 |
| Year | ||
| 2013 | Ref | |
| 2014 | 1.10 (0.90 – 1.35) | 0.361 |
| 2015 | 1.39 (1.13 – 1.72) | 0.002 |
| 2016 | 1.53 (1.23 – 1.89) | <0.001 |
| Response Characteristics | ||
| Advanced Life Support | 6.80 (5.04 – 9.18) | <0.001 |
| Lights and sirens use | 1.16 (1.00 – 1.35) | 0.057 |
| Mileage | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.00) | 0.403 |
| Response time | 1.01 (1.01 – 1.01) | <0.001 |
| Scene time | 1.02 (1.01 – 1.02) | <0.001 |
| Transport time | 1.02 (1.00 – 1.03) | 0.048 |
| Intravenous Access | 1.02 (1.01 – 1.03) | <0.001 |
| Monitor placed | 1.00 (1.00 – 1.01) | 0.290 |
| Glasgow Coma Score assessment | 1.08 (1.04 – 1.11) | <0.001 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval