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Table 3 Summary of logistic regression models with odds-ratios of risk factors associated to short-term outcomes (within 7-days) among older adult 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

Variable

ED visit

Hospitalisation

Mortality

 

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Gender

 Male

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Female

1.15 (1.04–1.28)

1.09 (0.96–1.25)

1.13 (1.02–1.25)

1.05 (0.93–1.19)

1.20 (0.80–1.79)

1.38 (0.84–2.28)

Dispatch priority

 Priority 1

0.41 (0.37–0.46)

0.46 (0.40–0.53)

0.41 (0.37–0.46)

0.44 (0.38–0.50)

0.42 (0.27–0.64)

0.42 (0.24–0.73)

 Priority 2

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Priority 3

2.28 (1.88–2.77)

2.04 (1.61–2.57)

2.57 (2.13–3.10)

2.27 (1.81–2.85)

1.05 (0.48–2.31)

0.35 (0.08–1.45)

Time of day

 Day (8 am-4 pm)

1.71 (1.51–1.94)

1.72 (1.47–2.01)

1.66 (1.47 (1.87)

1.64 (1.41–1.89)

0.98 (0.61–1.59)

0.83 (0.47–1.49)

 Evening (4 pm–10 pm)

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Night (10 pm-8 am)

0.68 (0.59–0.79)

0.69 (0.58–0.83)

0.65 (0.57–0.75)

0.63 (0.53–0.74)

0.79 (0.48–1.30)

0.63 (0.34–1.18)

Geographical location

 Highly urban

0.84 (0.74–0.95)

0.93 (0.80–1.08)

0.83 (0.74–0.93)

0.90 (0.78–1.04)

1.10 (0.70–1.73)

1.39 (0.80–2.41)

 Urban

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Average urban

0.95 (0.75–1.21)

0.95 (0.71–1.27)

0.91 (0.72–1.15)

0.91 (0.68–1.19)

1.97 (0.97–4.01)

3.63 (1.69–7.79)

 Rural

2.07 (1.50–2.85)

1.78 (1.14–2.76)

1.88 (1.37–2.56)

1.50 (0.97–2.33)

2.52 (0.91–7.02)

0.43 (0.05–3.56)

 NACA-score*

1.29 (1.23–1.36)

1.22 (1.13–1.33)

1.26 (1.20–1.33)

1.20 (1.11–1.29)

1.85 (1.54–2.22)

1.48 (1.11–1.97)

On-scene triage level

 Triage 1 (highest level)

3.24 (2.05–5.10)

1.98 (1.19–3.30)

3.39 (2.17–5.31)

2.33 (1.41–3.84)

9.69 (3.79–24.78)

6.30 (2.12–18.64)

 Triage 2

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Triage 3

0.76 (0.60–0.96)

0.77 (0.59–1.01)

0.76 (0.61–0.95)

0.81 (0.62–1.05)

0.75 (0.33–1.71)

0.65 (0.27–1.58)

 Triage 4 (lowest level)

0.66 (0.53–0.82)

0.73 (0.56–0.95)

0.67 (0.54–0.82)

0.75 (0.58–0.97)

0.41 (0.19–0.89)

0.46 (0.19–1.13)

Prehospital initial assessment code

 Circulatory symptoms

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Nervous symptoms

0.52 (0.41–0.67)

0.53 (0.40–0.71)

0.53 (0.42–0.67)

0.59 (0.45–0.77)

1.00 (0.31–3.27)

1.61 (0.39–2.41)

 Digestive and abdominal symptoms

1.26 (0.99–1.61)

1.22 (0.92–1.62)

1.21 (0.96–1.54)

1.21 (0.92–1.59)

4.35 (1.47–12.84)

7.86 (2.10–29.39)

 Infectious symptoms

1.69 (1.16–2.47)

1.21 (0.77–1.90)

1.77 (1.24–2.54)

1.34 (0.87–2.08)

4.53 (1.12–18.28)

9.80 (2.02–47.45)

 Medical symptoms

1.60 (1.22–2.10)

1.66 (1.20–2.30)

1.67 (1.28–2.16)

1.94 (1.42–2.65)

3.73 (1.14–12.18)

8.01 (1.91–33.67)

 Obstetrics and gynaecologic symptoms

Empty

Empty

Empty

Empty

Empty

Empty

 Other/Non-classifiable symptoms

1.15 (0.94–1.41)

1.45 (1.14–1.84)

1.22 (1.01–1.48)

1.59 (1.26–2.00)

1.75 (0.61–4.99)

3.39 (0.91–12.59)

 Psychiatric symptoms

0.78 (0.60–1.02)

0.81 (0.59–1.10)

0.77 (0.59–1.00)

0.83 (0.61–1.12)

3.23 (1.05–9.94)

4.19 (1.06–16.61)

 Respiratory symptoms

0.84 (0.64–1.11)

1.02 (0.74–1.41)

0.82 (0.63–1.06)

1.03 (0.76–1.41)

1.58 (0.44–5.63)

1.39 (0.22–8.81)

 Trauma

0.53 (0.40–0.70)

0.49 (0.35–0.69)

0.58 (0.45–0.75)

0.54 (0.39–0.74)

0.96 (0.26–3.57)

2.39 (0.53–10.69)

At least one abnormal vital sign

 Yes

2.08 (1.85–2.34)

2.25 (1.19–3.30)

2.10 (1.88–2.35)

2.35 (2.04–2.71)

3.04 (2.01–4.61)

1.63 (0.92–2.89)

 No

1

1

1

1

1

1

  1. Younger non-conveyed patients, 18–64 years, as reference group
  2. Short-term outcomes include all events within respective short-term outcome occurring within 7-days following non-conveyance
  3. COR = Crude odds-ratio, AOR = Adjusted odds-ratio
  4. *NACA-score: The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) score, higher values indicate a more severe condition