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Table 2 Distribution of and adjusted odds-ratios for short-term outcomes among non-conveyed patients in Stockholm, Sweden, 2015

From: Non-conveyance of older adult patients and association with subsequent clinical and adverse events after initial assessment by ambulance clinicians: a cohort analysis

Short-term outcome

Age 18–649332

Age ≥ 658477

COR (95% CI)a

AOR (95% CI)a

ED visit (n %)

 Within 1 day

1610 (17.25)

1365 (16.10)

0.92 (0.85–0.99)

0.98 (0.89–1.09)

 Between 2 and 3 days

450 (4.82)

674 (7.95)

1.70 (1.51–1.93)

1.45 (1.25–1.68)

 Between 4 and 7 days

268 (2.87)

369 (4.35)

1.54 (1.31–1.81)

1.51 (1.24–1.84)

Hospitalisation (n %)

 Within 1 day

728 (7.80)

808 (9.53)

1.25 (1.21–1.38)

1.41 (1.23–1.61)

 Between 2 and 3 days

302 (3.24)

600 (7.08)

2.28 (1.98–2.62)

2.14 (1.79–2.56)

 Between 4 and 7 days

170 (1.82)

408 (4.81)

2.73 (2.73–3.27)

2.59 (2.08–3.24)

Mortality (n %)

 Within 1 day

4 (0.04)

35 (0.41)

9.67 (3.43–27.21)

13.24 (3.03–57.88)

 Between 2 and 3  days

5 (0.05)

29 (0.34)

6.40 (2.48–16.55)

7.20 (2.10–24.64)

Between 4 and 7 days

3 (0.03)

34 (0.40)

12.52 (3.84–40.79)

7.44 (2.16–25.58)

  1. aYounger non-conveyed patients, 18–64 years, as reference group.Adjusted for gender, dispatch priority, time of day, geographical location, NACA-score, prehospital initial assessment code, at least one abnormal vital sign and triage level