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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis for predicting the need for life-saving interventions amongst trauma patients

From: Development of a heart rate variability and complexity model in predicting the need for life-saving interventions amongst trauma patients

 

OR (95% CI)

P value

All variable

 Age

1.026 (0.987–1.066)

0.200

 Age greater than 56

0.363 (0.079–1.674)

0.194

 Systolic blood pressure

0.989 (0.972–1.006)

0.201

 Heart rate

1.021 (0.997–1.044)

0.085

 Glasgow Coma Scale

0.819 (0.699–0.960)

0.014

 avHR

1.002 (0.973–1.031)

0.916

 NN50

0.996 (0.958–1.036)

0.840

 pNN50

1.043 (0.903–1.204)

0.570

 LF

1.000 (0.999–1.002)

0.328

 HF

0.999 (0.999–1.000)

0.224

 LF norm

0.817 (0.574–1.162)

0.261

 HF norm

0.842 (0.590–1.199)

0.340

 LF/HF

1.000 (0.998–1.002)

0.837

 Approximate entropy

1.866 (0.060–58.263)

0.723

 Sample entropy

0.364 (0.056–2.366)

0.290

 DFA1

10.157 (1.621–63.659)

0.013

 DFA2

3.758 (0.653–21.629)

0.138

Variables after backward Wald selection

 Glasgow Coma Scale

0.756 (0.660–0.864)

< 0.001

 DFA-α1

3.932 (1.256–12.314)

0.019

 DFA-α2

5.200 (1.060–25.504)

0.042

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, avHR mean of the instantaneous heart rate in electrocardiograms, NN50 number of consecutive RR intervals differing by more than 50 ms in electrocardiograms, pNN50 percentage of consecutive RR intervals differing by more than 50 ms in electrocardiograms, LF low frequency power in electrocardiograms, HF high frequency power in electrocardiograms, norm normalised, LF/HF ratio of LF power to HF power in electrocardiograms, TP total power derived from variance of all RR intervals in electrocardiograms, DFA detrended fluctuation analysis