Table 2

Predictors of all-cause in-hospital mortality (multivariable logistic analysis)

Potential predictorsOR (95% CI), p value
AGH (n=508)NRS (n=302)UHCW (n=842)
Demographic variables
Age (years)/5*1.04 (0.89 to 1.21), 0.6461.13 (0.95 to 1.36), 0.1671.13 (1.00 to 1.27), 0.057
Female gender0.57 (0.25 to 1.30), 0.1800.71 (0.28 to 1.84), 0.4881.07 (0.63 to 1.83), 0.799
Medical history
Number of comorbidities
 2–8
 ≤1†
0.43 (0.19 to 0.99), 0.0472.08 (0.81 to 5.34), 0.1300.92 (0.54 to 1.57), 0.760
Presenting patient characteristics
Breathlessness:
 At rest or minimal activity
 No marked limitation†
1.25 (0.51 to 3.05), 0.6310.76 (0.24 to 2.42), 0.6461.46 (0.78 to 2.73), 0.232
Peripheral oedema:
 Severe
 Moderate
 Mild
 No†
6.26 (0.98 to 40.1), 0.053
1.56 (0.64 to 3.84), 0.330
4.74 (1.67 to 13.46), 0.004
2.08 (0.44 to 9.90), 0.357
0.49 (0.15 to 1.62), 0.244
0.55 (0.18 to 1.71), 0.300
2.34 (0.92 to 5.94), 0.075
1.60 (0.66 to 3.87), 0.294
0.80 (0.29 to 2.20), 0.665
Heart rate/5*0.99 (0.91 to 1.07), 0.7491.01 (0.94 to 1.09), 0.7041.04 (0.97 to 1.11), 0.235
Systolic blood pressure/5*0.89 (0.84 to 0.95),<0.0010.78 (0.70 to 0.87),<0.0010.92 (0.88 to 0.97), 0.003
Clinical and organisational care
 Device therapy0.22 (0.05 to 1.00), 0.0510.19 (0.01 to 2.78), 0.2240.58 (0.20 to 1.68), 0.314
Main place of care:
 CCU/ICU
 ward†
4.34 (0.52 to 36.24), 0.1765.07 (1.42 to 18.08), 0.0130.43 (0.16 to 1.16), 0.096
Specialist:
 Cardiologist
 Specialist HF nurse
 Non-cardiologist†
1.04 (0.35 to 3.04), 0.948
N/A
Not included in model since >99% patients cared by a cardiologist0.66 (0.22 to 1.93), 0.442
0.99 (0.49 to 1.97), 0.967
  • *OR is per increase of five units.

  • †Reference category.

  • AGH, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital ; CCU, coronary care unit; HF, heart failure; ICU, intensive care unit; N/A, not available; NRS, Nil Ratan Sircar hospital ; UHCW, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire .