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. 2020 Sep;30(5):745–754. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v30i5.14

Table 3.

Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression for factors associated with injury outcomes

Variable Category Outcome COR P-value AOR P-value

Improved Died
Age <20 145 6 0.26(0.70–0.98) 0.04 1.87(0.09–39) 0.68
20–40 183 13 0.44(0.13–1.47) 0.18 0.51(0.25–10) 0.66
>40 25 4 1 1
Gender Male 255 12 0.42(0.18–0.98) 0.04 0.54(0.08–3.8) 0.54
Female 98 11 1 1
Income Low 264 16 0.03(0.01–0.18) <0.001 0.09(0.002–3.5) 0.2
Medium 87 3 0.02(0.002–0.13) <0.001 0.003(0–0.4) 0.02
High 2 4 1 1
Time to arrival Immediate(<1hr) 162 2 0.002(0–0.02 <0.001 0(0–0.011) <0.001
Within hrs(1–24hrs) 190 13 0.009(0.001–0.07) <0.001 0(0–0.016) <0.001
Within days(>24hrs) 1 8 1 1
Types of injury Head 35 9 1.23(0.45–3.35) 0.68 1(0.09–10.5) 0.99
Chest 21 1 0.22(0.02–1.9) 0.17 0.28(0.01–8.7) 0.46
Abdomen 42 1 0.11(0.01–0.9) 0.04 0.35(0.02–5) 0.44
Upper extremities 74 0 - - - -
Lower extremities 133 2 0.07(0.02–0.34) 0.001 0.07(0.002–2) 0.12
Polytrauma 48 10 1 1
Operated on Yes 10 5 9.53(2.0–30.8) 0.0002 2(0.06–60) 0.69
No 343 18 1 1
Hospitalization Less than one day 1 0 - - - -
1–7days 329 11 0.06(0.03–0.16) <0.0001 0.1(0.01–0.8) 0.038
>7days 23 12 1 1
RTS <10 10 10 26.4(9.35–74.41) <0.0001 2.5 (1.8–25.6) 0.04
≥10 343 13 1 1
GCS Median(IQR) 15(0) 0.45(0.34–0.58 <0.001 0.3(0.13–0.5) 0.001

COR: Crude Odd Ratio, AOR: Adjusted Odd Ratio, GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale, RTS: Revised Trauma Score, IQR: Interquartile range