Research Article

The Addition of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index to the Prognostic Scoring Systems Did Not Improve Mortality Prediction in Trauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analyses of the risk factors contributing to the mortality of trauma patients in the intensive care unit.

VariablesUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)

Age, years1.02 (1.01–1.03)<0.0011.02 (1.01–1.03)0.001
PNI0.96 (0.94–0.98)<0.0010.99 (0.97–1.02)0.518
GNRI0.97 (0.95–0.98)<0.0010.97 (0.96–0.99)0.007
CAD, yes1.88 (1.13–3.15)0.0161.57 (0.87–2.81)0.131
CHF, yes7.34 (1.82–29.71)0.0055.22 (1.14–23.96)0.033
ESRD, yes3.15 (1.57–6.33)0.0013.13 (1.43–6.81)0.004
ISS1.07 (1.06–1.09)<0.0011.09 (1.07–1.11)<0.001

CAD = coronary artery disease; CHF = congestive heart failure; CI = confidence interval; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; GNRI = geriatric nutritional risk index; ISS = injury severity score; OR = odds ratio; PNI = prognostic nutritional index.