Research Article

Epidemiology of Hospitalized Traumatic Pelvic Fractures and Their Combined Injuries in Taiwan: 2000–2011 National Health Insurance Data Surveillance

Table 6

Multiple logistic regression modela of treated-at-medical centers and multilevel analysis (HLM method)b of inhospital mortality among the hospitalized pelvic fractures in Taiwan.

Dependent variable = treated-at-medical centersaDependent variable = inhospital mortalityb
value valueAOR (95% CI) value valueAOR (95% CI)

Gender (male versus female)*0.1510.0001.116 (1.116–1.211)0.0030.0241.003 (1.000–1.005)
Age (years)*−0.0100.0000.0000.004
Additional injuries*
 Simple pelvic fractures (fx)1.01.0
 Pelvic fx with injury group-(1)0.4370.0001.547 (1.365–1.754)0.0390.0001.040 (1.027–1.053)
 Pelvic fx with injury group-(2)0.2030.0001.225 (1.111–1.351)0.0050.0161.005 (1.001–1.009)
 Pelvic fx with injury group-(3)0.3410.0001.407 (1.287–1.539)0.0040.0381.004 (1.000–1.008)
 Pelvic fx with injury group-(4)0.5270.0001.694 (1.569–1.828)0.0130.0001.013 (1.009–1.017)
 Pelvic fx with injury group-(7)0.9990.0002.715 (2.414–3.054)0.0620.0001.064 (1.051–1.077)
 Pelvic fx with injury group-(8)0.8490.0002.337 (2.134–2.559)0.0520.0001.053 (1.040–1.067)
 Pelvic fx with other injuries −0.2190.0000.803 (0.762–0.847)0.0130.0001.013 (1.010–1.017)
Hospital level**
 District hospital1.0
 Regional hospital−0.0080.0000.992 (0.989–0.995)
 Medical center0.0100.0071.010 (1.003–1.017)

Individual level.
Cluster level.