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Table 3 Time at scene and odds ratio of conveyance to hospital. Times given relative to baseline time (39.1 min)

From: Measuring frailty and its association with key outcomes in the ambulance setting: a cross sectional observational study

Characteristic

Times (mins)

Odds ratio

Individual characteristics

 Frail

8.2 (5.4–11.0)

0.75 (0.60–0.94)

 Age (ref: 50–54)

  55–59

0.9 (-8.6–10.4)

0.94 (0.49–1.79)

  60–64

1.0 (-7.1–9.0)

0.77 (0.43–1.37)

  65–69

3.4 (-4.9–11.7)

1.16 (0.64–2.11)

  70–74

2.5 (-5.6–10.6)

0.71 (0.41–1.23)

  75–79

4.4 (-3.5–12.3)

0.82 (0.48–1.41)

  80–84

5.6 (-2.1–13.4)

0.76 (0.45–1.30)

  85–89

3.1 (-5.0–11.1)

0.87 (0.51–1.49)

  90+

5.9 (-2.6–14.3)

0.73 (0.42–1.25)

Male

-3.3 (-5.9 – -0.7)

1.03 (0.85–1.25)

NEWS2 ≥ 5

-4.1 (-7.4 – -0.9)

5.46 (3.26–9.14)

Area characteristics

 Deprivation (ref: Most)

  2

4.2 (1.0–7.4)

1.08 (0.84–1.38)

  3

4.0 (0.1–8.0)

1.35 (1.01–1.80)

  4

0.4 (-4.0–4.8)

1.37 (1.01–1.86)

  5 (Least)

1.8 (-2.9–6.5)

1.18 (0.87–1.61)

Rural

2.2 (-0.8–5.2)

0.91 (0.72–1.15)

Baseline

39.1 (31.6–46.6)

3.36 (2.05–5.51)