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. 2022 Sep 16;119(37):611–618. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0235

Table 3. Univariate and multivariate analyses of in-hospital mortality among inpatients treated for PAOD (2016–2018).

In-hospital mortality Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
(Nagelkerke’s pseudo-R²: 0.174)
Odds ratio p-value Odds ratio p-value
PAOD stage
− Fontaine IIb (ref)
− Fontaine III
− Fontaine IVu
− Fontaine IVg


1.00
8.29 [7.54; 9.11]
14.39 [13.22; 15.65]
34.36 [31.69; 37.26]




< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001


1.00
6.80 [6.19; 7.48]
9.52 [8.74; 10.38]
22.42 [20.64; 24.35]




< 0.001
< 0.001
< 0.001
Age (continuous) 1.07 [1.07; 1.08] < 0.001 1.04 [1.04; 1.05] < 0.001
Sex
− male (ref)
− female


1.00
1.28 [1.23; 1.32]




< 0.001


1.00
0.98 [0.94; 1.01]




0.176
Hypertension 0.57 [0.55; 0.59] < 0.001 0.64 [0.62; 0.66] < 0.001
Type 2 diabetes mellitus 1.31 [1.26; 1.35] < 0.001 1.02 [0.98; 1.05] 0.325
Dyslipidemia 0.44 [0.42; 0.46] < 0.001 0.67 [0.65; 0.70] < 0.001
Care level
− Maximum care (≥ 800) (ref)
− Central care (500–799)
− Standard care (300–499)
− Basic care (100–299)
− Minimum care (< 100)


1.00
1.01 [0.97; 1.06]
0.95 [0.91; 1.00]
0.86 [0.82; 0.91]
0.49 [0.39; 0.60]




0.596
0.049
< 0.001
< 0.001


1.00
1.00 [0.95; 1.05]
0.96 [0.91; 1.01]
0.81 [0.77; 0.86]
0.49 [0.39; 0.60]




0.895
0.092
< 0.001
< 0.001
Certification status
− Not certified (ref)
− Certified


1.00
0.94 [0.91; 0.97]




< 0.001


1.00
0.99 [0.96; 1.03]




0.791

The odds ratios are given with their 95% confidence intervals. In the multivariate analysis they were adjusted for all variables (PAOD stage, age, sex, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, care level, and certification status).

IVg, Stage IV with gangrene; IVu, stage IV with ulceration; ref, reference; PAOD, peripheral arterial occlusive disease