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Table 5 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

1.94

1.12–3.38

.019

Age at first admission

1.04

1.03–1.05

<.001

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

0.93

0.91–0.95

<.001

Charlson Comorbidity Index

1.22

1.09–1.37

<.001

Hospital type (ref. non-university)

 Academic

0.48

0.31–0.75

.001

Frequency of hospitalization

0.93

0.79–1.09

.373

Use of catecholamine

3.76

2.21–6.39

<.001

Use of atropine

0.07

0.06–0.91

.042

Other psychological disorders

 Anxiety disorder

0.59

0.26–1.33

.203

 Mood disorder

0.80

0.48–1.35

.406

 Schizophrenia

1.03

0.52–2.03

.938

 Binge eating and purging

0.20

0.09–0.45

<.001

Psychotherapy

0.38

0.27–0.53

<.001

Intravenous hyperalimentation

2.25

1.54–3.28

<.001

Major surgery

0.98

0.13–7.52

.985

General anaesthesia

0.11

0.002–0.46

.003

Blood transfusion

9.81

6.13–15.7

<.001

Use of anti-arrhythmia agents

5.23

2.25–12.2

<.001