Research Article

Complications of Trauma Patients Admitted to the ICU in Level I Academic Trauma Centers in the United States

Table 4

Unadjusted odds ratios of clinical and demographic characteristics for predicting complications in trauma patients, using univariate logistic regression.

VariableOR (95% CI) value , %

Age group5
 Young adultsReference
 Middle age1.04 (0.95–1.15)0.40
 Elderly1.02 (0.91–1.15)0.71
 Advanced seniority0.68 (0.59–0.77)<0.0001***
Gender30
 FemaleReference
 Male1.25 (1.37–1.42)<0.0001***
Traumatic CNS injury10
 NoReference
 Yes1.161 (1.160–1.273)0.001*
Diagnosis on admission2
 OtherReference
 Fracture1.179 (1.012–1.374)0.035*
 Internal injury1.350 (1.172–1.556)<0.0001***
 Traumatic CNS injury1.306 (1.132–1.506)0.0002**

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OR = odds ratios.