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Table 2 Risk factors for in-hospital deaths: multivariate logistic regression

From: Mortality and risk assessment for anorexia nervosa in acute-care hospitals: a nationwide administrative database analysis

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Sex (ref. female)

 Male

2.19

1.29–3.73

.004

Age at first admission

1.05

1.04–1.06

<.001

Ratio of actual weight to ideal body weight (thinness index)

0.92

0.90–0.94

<.001

Charlson Comorbidity Index

1.27

1.14–1.42

<.001

Hospital type (ref. non-university)

 University

0.45

0.30–0.67

<.001

Frequency of hospitalization

0.92

0.79–1.08

.322

Use of catecholamine

8.65

5.45–13.7

<.001

Use of atropine

0.27

0.03–2.12

.213

Other psychological disorders

 

 Anxiety disorder

0.47

0.22–1.04

.063

 Mood disorder

0.80

0.49–1.31

.376

 Schizophrenia

0.99

0.53–1.86

.976

 Binge eating and purging

1.47

0.71–3.02

.296