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Table 3 Summary of multivariable adjusted logistic regression analysis for hospital death among critically ill patients after ICU discharge

From: Association Between Nighttime Discharge from the Intensive Care Unit and Hospital Mortality: A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study

Predictor variables

Odds ratio (OR)

95 % CI

P-value

Discharge time

 Daytime

1.0

(reference)

 

 Nighttime

1.29

1.14–1.46

<0.001

Discharge day

 Weekday

1.0

(reference)

 

 Weekend

0.95

0.84–1.07

0.39

APACHE II score

1.06

1.05–1.07

<0.001

Age (per year)

1.04

1.04–1.04

<0.001

Burden of comorbidities

 None

1.0

(reference)

 

 Just one

1.40

1.24–1.58

<0.001

 Two or more

1.47

1.13–1.91

0.004

Mechanical ventilation

1.19

1.03–1.37

0.018

Admission source

 Operating room

1.0

(reference)

 

 ED

1.77

1.50–2.08

<0.001

 Other hospital

1.02

0.83–1.26

0.82

 Ward

2.58

2.18–3.04

<0.001

Study year

 2002/2003

1.0

(reference)

 

 2004/2005

1.09

0.93–1.28

0.28

 2006/2007

1.27

1.08–1.48

0.003

 2008/2009

1.17

1.00–1.37

0.048

Hospital type

 Community

1.0

(reference)

 

 Tertiary

1.07

0.95–1.20

0.28

ICU stay (log)

1.28

1.20–1.37

<0.001

Admission diagnosis

 Respiratory

1.0

(reference)

 

 Gastrointestinal

1.88

1.59–2.21

<0.001

 Cardiovascular

1.32

1.11–1.57

0.002

 Sepsis

1.18

0.98–1.42

0.08

 Trauma

0.85

0.63–1.15

0.29

 Endo/metabolic

0.54

0.39–0.76

<0.001

 Neurologic

2.20

1.80–2.68

<0.001

 Renal

1.11

0.83–1.48

049

 Other

1.77

1.27–2.47

0.001

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, ED emergency department, LOS, length of stay
  2. AuROC: 0.787 (0.777–0.797)
  3. GoF test: 0.9904