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Table 3 Association between mortality rates in conveyed and non-conveyed patients grouped by the presence of serious conditions

From: Serious conditions among conveyed and non-conveyed patients presenting with nonspecific chief complaints to the ambulance service

  

24 h Mortality

30-day mortality

  

%

OR

95% CI

%

OR

95% CI

Conveyed

 

1.1

  

9.8

  

Serious condition present

1.9

2.05*

1.08–3.88

20.2

4.09*

3.20–5.22

Serious condition not present

0.7

ref

Ref

4.2

ref

ref

Non-conveyed

 

0.5

  

3.3

  

Serious condition present

1.6

3.15

0.33–30.11

17.2

6.22*

2.81–13.78

Serious condition not present

0.4

ref

 

2.3

ref

ref

  1. Regression model adjusted for sex and age.
  2. * p < 0.05; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
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