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Table 5 Factors predicting death during the five-year follow-up

From: Five-year mortality after acute poisoning treated in ambulances, an Emergency outpatient clinic and hospitals in Oslo

 

N

Dead (N)

HR

CI

Age (+10 years)

  

1.6

(1.5–1.7)

Sex

    

 - Females

854

89

Ref

 

 - Males

1191

196

1.4

(1.1–1.9)

Main toxic agent

    

 - Ethanol

692

100

Ref

 

 - Prescription drugs

573

66

1.1

(0.8–1.5)

 - Opioids

503

92

2.3

(1.6–3.0)

 - Other

277

27

1.1

(0.7–1.7)

HLC

    

 - Hospital

713

87

Ref

 

 - Outpatient clinic

646

86

1.1

(0.8–1.5)

 - Ambulance

686

112

1.1

(0.8–1.6)

  1. CI: Confidence interval, HLC: Highest level of care, HR: Hazard ratio.
  2. Results of multivariate Cox regression analysis of the 2045 patients treated for an acute poisoning in Oslo at different health care levels in 2003.