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Table 2 Association between structural factors and the pre-hospital assessment of non-specific complaint (NSC) compared to a gender- and age-matched control group with specific assessments admitted to Södersjukhuset’s Emergency Department during 2012

From: Non-specific complaints in the ambulance; predisposing structural factors

 

Pre-hospital assessment NSC number (%) N = 493

Pre-hospital specific assessment Number (%) N = 493

Univariate odds ratio (95 % CI)

Multivariate odds ratio (95 % CI)a

Time of the day

    

Day

450 (91)

372 (75)

3.56 (2.45–5.17)

3.47 (2.37–5.08)

Emergency Medical Communication Centre priority

  

Low

182 (37)

86 (17)

2.78 (2.07–3.74)

1.97 (1.38–2.79)

Emergency Medical Service priority

  

Low

284 (58)

192 (39)

2.18 (1.69–2.82)

1.66 (1.23–2.25)

  1. aMultivariable logistic regression model including time of day, Emergency Medical Communication Centre priority and Emergency Medical Service priority