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Table 3 Factors associated with close supervision

From: Association between independent practice time and patient outcomes in the emergency department: a retrospective study of residents in three urban hospitals in Taiwan

Variable

Multivariate logistic regression

Adjusted OR (95% CIs)

p-value

Power (95% CIs)

Age

1.009 (0.999–1.019)

0.090

 

Male

1.193 (1.172–1.214)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

Vital sign

 Body temperature

1.035 (1.025–1.044)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Heart rate

1.096 (1.086–1.106)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Respiratory rate

1.111 (1.102–1.121)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Oxygen saturation

0.951 (0.942–0.960)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Systolic blood pressure

0.967 (0.955–0.979)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Diastolic blood pressure

0.951 (0.940–0.963)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 GCS-E

  1

1.157 (0.850–1.575)

0.354

 

  2

1.177 (0.983–1.409)

0.076

 

  3

1.272 (1.120–1.444)

 < .001

0.93 (0.86–0.97)

  4

reference

  

 GCS-V

  1

1.355 (1.173–1.566)

 < .001

0.93 (0.86–0.97)

  2

1.315 (1.144–1.511)

 < .001

0.98 (0.93–1.00)

  3

1.508 (1.286–1.767)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  4

1.785 (1.613–1.975)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  5

reference

  

 GCS-M

  1

1.274 (0.849–1.912)

0.242

 

  2

1.391 (0.881–2.195)

0.157

 

  3

1.156 (0.888–1.504)

0.281

 

  4

1.775 (1.517–2.078)

 < .001

0.99 (0.964–1.00)

  5

1.529 (1.362–1.718)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  6

reference

  

 Body weight

0.951 (0.942–0.959)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

Comorbidity

 Coronary artery disease

0.994 (0.955–1.034)

0.765

 

 Malignancy

1.134 (1.105–1.164)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Heart failure

1.169 (1.114–1.227)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 COPD

1.205 (1.130–1.287)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Stroke

1.071 (1.035–1.108)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Dementia

1.017 (0.940–1.101)

0.670

 

 Diabetes mellitus

1.103 (1.068–1.138)

 < .001

0.99 (0.964–1.00)

 End-stage renal disease

1.094 (1.036–1.156)

0.001

0.94 (0.87–0.98)

 Hypertension

1.029 (1.004–1.055)

0.025

0.67 (0.57–0.76)

 Liver cirrhosis

0.954 (0.903–1.008)

0.096

 

 Peptic ulcer disease

1.051 (0.968–1.141)

0.234

 

 Peripheral vascular disease

1.143 (1.039–1.257)

0.006

0.78 (0.69–0.86)

 Rheumatic disease

1.065 (1.012–1.122)

0.017

0.58 (0.48–0.68)

Time of presentation

 Month

  1

reference

  

  2

0.95 (0.915–0.986)

0.007

0.81 (0.72–0.88)

  3

0.861 (0.829–0.894)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  4

0.922 (0.887–0.958)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  5

0.969 (0.933–1.006)

0.103

 

  6

0.887 (0.854–0.922)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  7

0.975 (0.939–1.013)

0.201

 

  8

1.513 (1.453–1.576)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  9

1.509 (1.448–1.572)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  10

1.343 (1.290–1.398)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  11

1.240 (1.191–1.290)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  12

1.146 (1.102–1.192)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Day of the week

  Sunday

reference

  

  Monday

0.899 (0.873–0.926)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  Tuesday

0.911 (0.885–0.938)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  Wednesday

1.030 (0.999–1.061)

0.057

 

  Thursday

0.976 (0.947–1.005)

0.105

 

  Friday

1.003 (0.973–1.033)

0.867

 

  Saturday

1.032 (1.003–1.063)

0.030

0.59 (0.49–0.69)

 Time of the day

  00:00–04:00

reference

  

  04:00–08:00

0.989 (0.953–1.026)

0.553

 

  08:00–12:00

0.937 (0.908–0.967)

 < .001

0.99 (0.95–1.00)

  12:00–16:00

0.984 (0.954–1.015)

0.309

 

  16:00–20:00

0.955 (0.927–0.985)

0.004

0.88 (0.80–0.94)

  20:00–24:00

0.921 (0.893–0.950)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

 Triage level

  1

1.393 (1.128–1.721)

0.002

0.89 (0.81–0.94)

  2

1.033 (1.011–1.056)

0.003

0.87 (0.79–0.93)

  3

reference

  

  4

1.786 (1.726–1.848)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

  5

3.187 (2.914–3.486)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

Waiting time

0.963 (0.955–0.972)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

Hospital

 Academic

reference

  

 Community

2.004 (1.910–2.104)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)

Complaint

 Non-trauma

reference

  

 Trauma

1.521 (1.484–1.559)

 < .001

0.99 (0.96–1.00)