Research Article

Administrative and Claims Data Help Predict Patient Mortality in Intensive Care Units by Logistic Regression: A Nationwide Database Study

Table 3

Univariate analysis assessing the association between the CCI with/without additional variables and mortality.

Categorical variableOR95% CI value

CCI1.18(1.10–1.26)<0.0001
Sex0.95(0.71–1.28)0.736
Age1.03(1.02–1.04)<0.0001
Division1.09(0.74–1.60)0.658
Operation0.48(0.31–0.73)0.001
Hemodialysis1.36(0.77–2.39)0.291
Mechanical ventilation6.53(4.72–9.03)<0.0001
Number of outpatient visits0.99(0.99–0.99)0.008
Number of inpatient visits1.01(0.94-1.08)0.863

<0.05; <0.01; <0.001. Abbreviations: CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.