Research Article

Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Table 4

Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with true-positive results.

Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR [95% CI]OR [95% CI]

Age0.997 [0.985–1.010]0.6530.996 [0.983–1.009]0.517
Sex1.151 [0.681–1.945]0.5981.137 [0.660–1.960]0.643
Initial SBP0.990 [0.983–0.998]0.0080.998 [0.990–1.007]0.664
Lowest SBP0.985 [0.978–0.993]<0.0010.988 [0.980–0.997]0.009
Initial heart rate1.008 [1.000–1.016]0.0591.005 [0.996–1.014]0.272
Vascular injury2.286 [1.094–4.778]0.0281.665 [0.767–3.615]0.197
Hollow viscus injury1.848 [1.169–2.923]0.0091.820 [1.123–2.949]0.015

OR: Odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; SBP: systolic blood pressure. Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness of fit (DF = 8), chi-square = 6.916, .