Table 8.
Respiratory patients: assessment of pulse oximetry; adjusted (multivariate) analysis.
| OR (95% CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|
| Age Group | ||
| Adult | Ref | |
| Neonate | 0.03 (0.02 – 0.05) | <0.001 |
| Infant | 0.06 (0.05 – 0.08) | <0.001 |
| Toddler | 0.16 (0.11 – 0.23) | <0.001 |
| Early childhood | 0.45 (0.29 – 0.69) | <0.001 |
| Middle childhood | 2.56 (0.81 – 8.04) | 0.108 |
| Adolescent | 1.78 (0.73 – 4.32) | 0.207 |
| Demographics | ||
| Male sex | 1.08 (0.93 – 1.25) | 0.291 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White/Non-Hispanic | Ref | |
| White/Hispanic | 0.88 (0.34 – 2.27) | 0.799 |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 2.25 (1.80 – 2.81) | <0.001 |
| Black/Hispanic | 2.39 (0.31 – 18.56) | 0.404 |
| Other/Unknown | 1.71 (1.42 – 2.07) | <0.001 |
| Day Period | ||
| 00:00–05:59 | Ref | |
| 06:00–11:59 | 0.94 (0.74 – 1.18) | 0.569 |
| 12:00–17:59 | 0.81 (0.65 – 1.01) | 0.066 |
| 18:00–23:59 | 0.97 (0.77 – 1.22) | 0.810 |
| Year | ||
| 2013 | Ref | |
| 2014 | 1.038 (0.84 – 1.29) | 0.737 |
| 2015 | 1.379 (1.11 – 1.73) | 0.004 |
| 2016 | 1.430 (1.14 – 1.80) | 0.002 |
| Response Characteristics | ||
| Advanced Life Support | 5.22 (3.74 – 7.27) | <0.001 |
| Lights and sirens use | 1.18 (1.00 – 1.40) | 0.048 |
| Response time | 1.01 (0.99 – 1.02) | 0.420 |
| Scene time | 1.00 (0.99 – 1.01) | 0.901 |
| Transport time | 1.02 (1.01 – 1.03) | <0.001 |
| Intravenous Access | 1.20 (0.99 – 1.45) | 0.066 |
| Monitor placed | 1.84 (1.53 – 2.20) | <0.001 |
| Glasgow Coma Score assessment | 1.09 (1.05 – 1.13) | <0.001 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval