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Table 4 Logistic regression for prediction of hospital death: baseline model and final model

From: Hospital deaths and adverse events in Brazil

Baseline model

β

p-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

Female gender

-0.572

0.018

0.56

0.35

0.91

Age bracket (years)

     

   18-49*

 

0.000

   

   50-59

0.961

0.011

2.61

1.25

5.47

   60-69

1.359

0.000

3.89

1.93

7.85

   70-79

1.388

0.000

4.01

1.97

8.13

   80-99

2.102

0.000

8.18

3.54

18.90

Primary diagnosis (Charlson index ≥ 1)

0.879

0.000

2.41

1.47

3.94

Secondary diagnoses (Charlson index)

     

   0*

 

0.009

   

   1

0.476

0.122

1.61

0.88

2.95

   2

0.895

0.002

2.45

1.37

4.36

Urgency and emergency admissions

1.750

0.000

5.76

3.12

10.61

Constant

-4.603

0.000

0.01

  

Final Model

β

p-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

Female gender

-0.662

0.011

0.52

0.31

0.86

Age bracket (years)

     

   18-49*

 

0.000

   

   50-59

0.993

0.010

2.70

1.26

5.77

   60-69

1.115

0.003

3.05

1.45

6.40

   70-79

1.178

0.002

3.25

1.53

6.88

   80-99

1.879

0.000

6.55

2.63

16.32

Primary diagnosis (Charlson index ≥ 1)

0.859

0.001

2.36

1.40

3.98

Secondary diagnoses (Charlson index)

     

   0*

 

0.013

   

   1

0.523

0.107

1.69

0.89

3.18

   2

0.893

0.004

2.44

1.33

4.49

Urgency and emergency admissions

1.788

0.000

5.98

3.14

11.39

Length of stay

0.008

0.044

1.01

1.00

1.02

Occurrence of adverse event

     

   No*

     

   Yes, non-preventable

1.832

0.001

6.25

2.21

17.70

   Yes, preventable

2.108

0.000

8.23

4.02

16.82

Constant

-4.957

0.000

0.01

  
  1. * Reference categories