Skip to main content

Table 2 Logistic regression analysis for primary and secondary outcomes

From: Impact of age on mortality and transfer to long-term care in patients in an intensive care unit

Age groups

< 65 years

65–79 years

≥ 80 years

95% CI

p-value

95% CI

p-value

95% CI

p-value

28-days mortality, no (%)

188 / 694 (27.1)

 

184 / 643 (28.6)

 

77 / 247 (31.2)

 

 OR

1.0 (ref)

 

1.08 (0.85–1.37)

0.534

1.22 (0.89–1.67)

0.221

 aOR*

1.0 (ref)

 

0.88 (0.65–1.17)

0.367

1.05 (0.71–1.55)

0.804

90-days mortality, no (%)

244 / 694 (35.2)

 

268 / 643 (41.7)

 

102 / 247 (41.3)

 

 OR

1.0 (ref)

 

1.32 (1.06–1.64)

0.014

1.30 (0.96–1.75)

0.086

 aOR*

1.0 (ref)

 

1.09 (0.80–1.49)

0.586

1.10 (0.73–1.66)

0.658

ICU LOS ≥ 7 days

398 / 694 (57.3)

 

402 / 643 (62.5)

 

171 / 247 (69.2)

 

 OR

1.0 (ref)

 

1.24 (1.00–1.55)

0.054

1.67 (1.23–2.28)

0.001

 aOR*

1.0 (ref)

 

1.23 (0.98–1.53)

0.074

1.67 (1.22–1.29)

0.001

Discharge to home†

334 / 410 (81.5)

 

228 / 339 (67.3)

 

71 / 137 (51.8)

 

 OR

1.0 (ref)

 

0.47 (0.33–0.66)

< 0.001

0.25 (0.16–0.37)

< 0.001

 aOR*

1.0 (ref)

 

0.47 (0.33–0.67)

< 0.001

0.24 (0.15–0.38)

< 0.001

Discharge to general hospital †

23 / 410 (5.6)

 

15 / 339 (4.4)

 

12 / 137 (8.8)

 

 OR

1.0 (ref)

 

0.78 (0.40–1.52)

0.463

1.62 (0.78–3.34)

0.196

 aOR*

1.0 (ref)

 

0.76 (0.38–1.55)

0.454

1.48 (0.67–3.23)

0.330

Discharge to long–term care hospital †

53 / 410 (12.9)

 

96 / 339 (28.3)

 

54 / 137 (39.4)

 

 OR

1.0 (ref)

 

2.66 (1.83–3.86)

< 0.001

4.38 (2.80–6.86)

< 0.001

 aOR*

1.0 (ref)

 

2.62 (1.78–3.86)

< 0.001

4.27 (2.64–6.88)

< 0.001

  1. * Adjusted for sex, BMI, CCI, SOFA, use of facility before admission, general ward LOS before ICU admission, and DNR status after ICU admission
  2. † 886 patients who survived
  3. BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; SOFA, sequential organ failure assessment score; aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval