Patient mortality by age group
| Died in hospital (during index audit episode) | Died within 90 days of admission | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient age | N | % | n/N | OR* (95% CI) | % | n/N | OR† (95% CI) |
| Random effects logistic regression: | |||||||
| *In hospital: odds ratio adjusted for performance status, arterial saturation, blood urea, pH, serum albumin, FEV1, x ray cancer, and x ray pneumonia. | |||||||
| †90 day: odds ratio adjusted for performance status, blood urea, serum albumin, pH, arterial saturation, x ray cancer, weight, and smoking status. | |||||||
| <65 | 1798 | 3.4 | 59/1749 | 1.00 | 7.9 | 137/1738 | 1.00 |
| 65–74 | 2683 | 6.3 | 165/2600 | 1.45 (1.04 to 2.02) | 13.4 | 346/2589 | 1.38 (1.10 to 1.74) |
| 75–84 | 2472 | 9.7 | 233/2412 | 1.97 (1.42 to 2.73) | 19.9 | 478/2396 | 1.86 (1.49 to 2.34) |
| 85+ | 561 | 15.8 | 85/539 | 3.25 (2.18 to 4.85) | 28.1 | 151/538 | 2.54 (1.89 to 3.42) |