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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate associations for 72-h non-discharge

From: Serum lactate as a predictor of early outcomes among trauma patients in Uganda

Characteristic per unit increase

Univariate model

Multivariate model

HR

95%CI

pvalue

HR

95%CI

pvalue

Lactate, mmol/l

      

 <2.0

-

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

 ≥2.0

4.33

0.96 to 19.51

0.06

3.70

0.81 to 16.80

0.09

≥4.0

31.15

7.56 to 128.42

<0.001

18.53

4.29 to 80.00

<0.001

KTS II

      

 >8

-

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

 ≤8

4.97

2.97 to 8.33

<0.001

1.56

0.73 to 3.31

0.25

Sex

      

 Female

-

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

 Male

1.84

0.84 to 4.07

0.13

1.46

0.63 to 3.38

0.38

Occupation

      

 Salaried/wage

-

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

 Student

0.86

0.30 to 2.44

0.78

0.84

0.29 to 2.47

0.76

 Peasant

2.06

1.01 to 4.18

0.05

1.02

0.43 to 2.35

0.97

 Business

1.77

0.81 to 3.88

0.15

1.03

0.45 to 2.38

0.94

 Boda-boda

0.78

0.27 to 2.20

0.63

0.56

0.19 to 1.70

0.31

 Others

1.24

0.28 to 5.54

0.78

0.69

0.09 to 5.27

0.72

Education level

      

 None

-

Reference

-

-

Reference

-

 Primary

0.49

0.24 to 0.98

0.04

0.79

0.37 to 1.67

0.53

 Secondary

0.46

0.22 to 0.99

0.05

0.82

0.34 to 1.98

0.66

 Tertiary

0.44

0.18 to 1.08

0.07

0.85

0.28 to 2.63

0.78

Diastolic BP

0.98

0.97 to 1.00

0.009

1.01

0.99 to 1.04

0.27

Systolic BP

0.99

0.98 to 1.00

0.002

1.00

0.98 to 1.01

0.52

Per 10 unit increase

 

 Pulse rate

1.24

1.08 to 1.43

0.002

1.14

1.00 to 1.30

0.06

 Respiratory rate

2.42

1.79 to 3.28

<0.001

1.23

0.77 to 1.98

0.38

 SPO2

0.73

0.64 to 0.83

<0.001

0.79

0.60 to 1.04

0.09