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Table 2 Results of logistic regression model assessing relationship between demographic data and likelihood of PE diagnosis

From: National trends in emergency room diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, 2001–2010: a cross-sectional study

  

Excluding CT and/or MRI data

Including CT and/or MRI data

  

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Time (in 1 year intervals)

1.091

(1.034

1.152)

0.002

1.041

(0.987

1.097)

0.14

Age

 

1.038

(1.033

1.042)

<0.001

1.031

(1.026

1.036)

<0.001

Male

 

1.094

(0.805

1.487)

0.560

1.098

(0.807

1.492)

0.55

Race

White

1

--

--

--

1

--

--

--

 

Black

1.050

(0.728

1.515)

0.790

1.162

(0.803

1.682)

0.43

 

Other

0.200

(0.074

0.542)

0.002

0.197

(0.074

0.528)

0.001

Region

Northeast

1

--

--

--

1

--

--

--

 

Midwest

1.518

(0.978

2.348)

0.061

1.463

(0.957

2.237)

0.079

 

South

0.913

(0.547

1.523)

0.730

0.924

(0.562

1.521)

0.76

 

West

1.511

(0 .967

2.364)

0.070

1.589

(1.019

2.478)

0.041

Within MSA

0.803

(0.466

1.386)

0.430

1.012

(0.591

1.731)

0.97

Use of CT and/or MRI

Not included

7.003

(5.100

9.616)

<0.001

  1. Demographic variables and hospital information associated with the likelihood of a PE diagnoses among patients seen in the ED. Table includes data both adjusted and not adjusted for the use of CT and/or MRI.