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Table 3 Results of multivariable logistic regression analysis

From: Characteristics of rib fracture patients who require chest computed tomography in the emergency department

 

Any intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal injuries

Significant intra-thoracic and intra-abdominal injuries

Variables

aOR

95% CI

p-value

aOR

95% CI

P-value

Sex (reference = female)

1.40

0.76–2.56

0.277

1.35

0.75–2.43

0.324

Age

0.97

0.95–0.99

0.014

0.99

0.97–1.01

0.558

High-energy trauma

1.51

0.83–2.76

0.175

1.62

0.93–2.84

0.091

Initial vital signs

 Systolic blood pressure

1.01

0.99–1.02

0.398

1.00

0.99–1.01

0.877

 Diastolic blood pressure

0.99

0.97–1.02

0.699

1.00

0.97–1.02

0.799

 Respiratory rate

0.96

0.90–1.03

0.291

0.96

0.89–1.04

0.372

 Heart rate

0.99

0.98–1.01

0.492

1.01

1.00–1.03

0.125

In-ED management

 O2 supplementation

3.02

1.51–6.04

0.002

3.66

2.08–6.45

 < 0.001

 Mechanical ventilator use

1.53

0.10–23.65

0.760

0.14

0.02–0.84

0.031

 Transfusion

4.87

0.77–30.57

0.092

13.41

2.67–67.39

0.002

Rib fracture characteristics

 Number of rib fractures

1.44

1.16–1.78

0.001

1.33

1.12–1.58

0.001

 Bilateral rib fracture

0.35

0.12–1.02

0.055

0.42

0.17–1.04

0.062

 Lower rib fracture

1.08

0.59–1.99

0.798

1.53

0.86–2.72

0.144

 Displacement

1.68

0.65–4.35

0.287

1.29

0.65–2.57

0.465

 Anterior rib fracture

0.84

0.34–2.08

0.708

1.13

0.52–2.48

0.754

 Lateral rib fracture

2.80

1.32–5.95

0.008

0.67

0.34–1.33

0.250

 Posterior rib fracture

3.18

1.45–6.94

0.004

2.58

1.37–4.83

0.003

Other injuries

 Traumatic brain injury

0.66

0.14–3.12

0.601

0.90

0.33–2.49

0.841

 Facial bone fracture

7.18

0.76–67.88

0.086

1.08

0.35–3.33

0.900

 Pelvic bone fracture

0.34

0.07–1.75

0.197

0.25

0.07–0.92

0.037

 Extremity fracture

1.79

0.56–5.76

0.325

2.94

1.16–7.46

0.023

  1. Hosmer − Lemeshow test showed p > 0.05
  2. Abbreviation: aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ED emergency department