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Table 4 Univariable and multivariable analysis of the association between age, sex, and clinical mediators associated with the presence of significant ventricular, supraventricular arrhythmia, and premature complexes

From: Risk factors and clinical outcomes of arrhythmias in the medical intensive care unit

 

Supraventricular (n = 44)

Ventricular (n = 27)

Premature complexes (n = 82)

Univariable

Multivariablea

Univariable

Multivariableb

Univariable

Multivariablea

Variable

n (%)

RR (95 % CI)

p value

RR (95 % CI)

p value

RR (95 % CI)

p value

RR (95 % CI)

p value

RR (95 % CI)

p value

RR (95 % CI)

p value

Sex

             

 Female

87 (40.5)

Ref

   

Ref

   

Ref

   

 Male

128 (59.5)

0.98 (0.57–1.68)

0.946

0.99 (0.48–2.03)

0.975

1.42 (0.73–2.77)

0.301

Age

             

 21–50

66 (30.7)

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

   

Ref

 

Ref

 

 51–70

79 (36.7)

1.78 (0.82–3.86)

0.147

1.26 (0.56–2.82)

0.572

1.53 (0.60–3.93)

0.375

5.29 (1.63–17.15)

0.005

4.82 (1.48–15.70)

0.009

 >71

70 (32.6)

2.24 (1.05–4.77)

0.037

1.47 (0.68–3.14)

0.325

1.57 (0.60–4.09)

0.355

6.91 (2.17–22.08)

0.001

6.07 (1.88–19.65)

0.003

 ARF

108 (50.2)

1.73 (0.99–3.02)

0.052

1.47 (0.86–2.49)

0.151

1.07 (0.53–2.17)

0.858

1.19 (0.70–2.02)

0.523

 SHK

17 (7.9)

2.20 (1.16–4.18)

0.015

1.62 (0.74–3.54)

0.227

2.03 (0.79–5.19)

0.142

0.55 (0.15–2.10)

0.386

 ISC

45 (20.9)

1.58 (0.91–2.77)

0.107

2.02 (1.08–3.78)

0.027

0.66 (0.24–1.81)

0.416

1.11 (0.59–2.08)

0.741

 AKI

91 (42.3)

2.38 (1.37–4.14)

0.002

1.93 (1.09–3.37)

0.022

1.47 (0.72–2.97)

0.287

1.14 (0.67–1.93)

0.638

 DCHF

30 (14.0)

0.79 (0.34–1.85)

0.588

1.07 (0.40–2.89)

0.890

2.31 (1.35–3.97)

0.002

1.66 (0.97–2.84)

0.066

 GLU

86 (40.0)

1.37 (0.81–2.32)

0.241

0.63 (0.29–1.38)

0.249

0.86 (0.49–1.49)

0.584

 L-INF

101 (47.0)

1.63 (0.95–2.80)

0.076

1.08 (0.58–2.00)

0.815

1.05 (0.52–2.12)

0.896

1.13 (0.67–1.91)

0.653

 S-INF

60 (27.9)

1.96 (1.17–3.30)

0.011

1.67 (0.88–3.16)

0.116

1.52 (0.74–3.13)

0.257

0.76 (0.40–1.44)

0.401

 ABD

40 (18.6)

0.83 (0.40–1.72)

0.613

1.25 (0.54–2.90)

0.603

0.97 (0.49–1.93)

0.936

 E-DB

32 (14.9)

0.90 (0.42–1.96)

0.797

0.46 (0.11–1.84)

0.271

1.47 (0.78–2.76)

0.231

 CNS

19 (8.8)

0.75 (0.26–2.21)

0.608

0.83 (0.21–3.23)

0.783

1.32 (0.59–2.96)

0.496

  1. ARF acute respiratory failure, SHK shock, ISC acute myocardial ischemia, AKI acute kidney injury, DCHF decompensated CHF, GLU hyperglycemia, L-INF local infection, S-INF systemic infection, ABD acid/base disturbance, E-DB electrolyte imbalance, CNS acute CNS event
  2. aFactors included in the model had p < 0.20 in univariable analyses
  3. bModel was not built because only one factor had a p < 0.20