Characteristics and Outcomes of Elderly Patients Refused to ICU

Table 5

Factors associated with ICU refusal.

Univariate analysis
	Odds ratio (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Age	1.07 (1.01–1.14)	0.011
Sex (male)	0.83 (0.52–1.43)	0.568
APACHE II	1.01 (0.98–1.04)	0.414
SOFA	0.93 (0.87–1.00)	0.056
Charlson Comorbidity Score	1.58 (1.33–1.89)	0.000
Barthel Index	0.97 (0.96–0.98)	0.000
Cruz Roja Mental Scale	2.12 (1.52–2.96)	0.000
No beds available	0.37 (1.13–0.99)	0.040
Referral site
Reason for patient evaluation
Cardiac arrest	2.37 (0.94–5.92)	0.061
Cardiovascular	0.48 (2.29–0.81)	0.001
Respiratory	7.32 (3.09–1.32)	0.000
Neurologic	2.72 (0.88–8.35)	0.079
Intoxications	3.05 (0.67–13.91)	0.150
Digestive	0.55 (0.06–4.98)	0.591
Surgical	0.31 (0.04–2.55)	0.270
Infectious	0.40 (0.18–0.87)	0.020
Multivariate analysis
	Odds ratio (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Age	1.09 (1.01–1.17)	0.018
Charlson Comorbidity Index	1.58 (1.31–1.91)	0.000
Barthel Index	0.97 (0.96–0.98)	0.000
No beds available	0.26 (0.08–0.81)	0.021