Association between predictor variables and outcome of patients admitted due to trauma to JUSH, August to December 2015
| Predictor variables | Outcome at discharge | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
| Alive (n=180) | Died (n=31) | ||||
| Sex | Female | 47 (92.2) | 4 (7.8) | Reference (1) | |
| Male | 133 (83.1) | 27 (16.9) | 2.38 (1.45 to 35.65) | 2.3 (1.08 to 4.75)* | |
| BP (mm Hg) | >90/60 | 159 (89.3) | 19 (10.7) | 1 | |
| 90/60 | 18 (75) | 6 (25) | 0.15 (0.011 to 2.11) | 0.53 (0.22 to 1.26) | |
| <90/60 | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | 0.59 (0.03 to 12.21) | 1.76 (0.46 to 6.78) | |
| GCS score | <8/15 | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | 1 | |
| 9–12/15 | 13 (72.2) | 5 (27.8) | 5.2 (2.86 to 98.44) | 0.11 (0.01 to 1.7) | |
| 12–14 | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | 5.9 (.082 to 42.53) | 0.15 (0.01 to 3.68) | |
| 15/15 | 160 (90.4) | 17 (9.6) | 8.7 (0.86 to 87.44) | 0.04 (0.003 to 0.464)* | |
| Hb (g/L) | <10 | 22 (66.7) | 11 (33.3) | 1 | |
| >10 | 129 (92.8) | 10 (7.2) | 0.15 (0.19 to 0.41) | 0.25 (0.07 to 0.86)* | |
| Pulse rate | <100 | 140 (88.1) | 19 (11.9) | 1 | |
| >100 | 32 (74.4) | 11 (25.6) | 2.53 (1.1 to 5.8) | 4.17 (0.91 to 19.10) | |
*P<0.05.
AOR, adjusted OR; BP, blood pressure; COR, Crude OR; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; JUSH, Jimma University Specialized Hospital; PR, pulse rate.