Annals of Intensive Care

Table 2 Multiple logistic regression model with initiation of ACLS by a physician as the dependent variable

From: Factors associated with initiation of medical advanced cardiac life support after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Variable	Odds ratio [95 % CI]	p value
Age	0.93 [0.92–0.94]	<0.01
Female sex	0.92 [0.82–1.04]	0.19
No-flow	0.95 [0.93–0.96]	<0.01
BLS duration	0.96 [0.94–0.97]	<0.01
Absence of BLS	0.62 [0.52–0.73]	<0.01
AED use	1.59 [1.18–2.16]	<0.01
Cardiac cause	1.73 [1.30–2.30]	<0.01
Respiratory cause	0.97 [0.74–1.27]	0.84
Trauma cause	1.43 [0.67–3.03]	0.35
Home	0.50 [0.25–1.00]	0.05
Street	1.79 [0.79–4.06]	0.17
Nursing home	0.23 [0.11–0.51]	<0.01
Asystole	0.31 [0.18–0.51]	<0.01
Shockable rhythm	2.13 [0.86–5.26]	0.10

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