Table 5.
Multivariate analysis of treatment limitation (Cox model analyzing treatment limitation as a time to event variable)
| Variables | Categories | HR (95%CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | One-point increase | 1.04 (95% CI 1.03–1.06) | < 0.00001 |
| Habitat (ref = not home) | Own home | 1.27 (95% CI 1.12–1.45) | 0.0004 |
| Gender (ref = male) | Female | 1.08 (95% CI 0.97–1.21) | 0.17 |
| Reason for admission (ref = circulatory failure) | Combined respiratory/circulatory failure | 0.9 (95% CI 0.7–1.11) | 0.32 |
| Emergency surgery | 0.67 (95% CI 0.5–0.83) | 0.0003 | |
| Multitrauma with head injury | 0.92 (95% CI 0.–1.41) | 0.70 | |
| Multitrauma without head injury | 0.77 (95% CI 0.–1.18) | 0.23 | |
| Other | 0.8 (95% CI 0.6–0.97) | 0.02 | |
| Respiratory failure | 1 (95% CI 0.8–1.19) | 0.96 | |
| Sepsis (according to Sepsis3) | 0.92 (95% CI 0.75–1.12) | 0.40 | |
| SOFA | One-point increase | 1.07 (95% CI 1.05–1.09) | < 0.00001 |
| CPS | One-point increase | 1.01 (95% CI 1–1.02) | 0.009 |
| CFS | One-point increase | 1.11 (95% CI 1.08–1.15) | < 0.00001 |