Age adjusted ORs for each NEWS category for admission to ICU within 2 days, 30-day mortality, and combined endpoint (ICU and/or mortality)
| Variable | Reference group | Level | p Value | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||
| ICU (within 2 days) | ||||||
| Age (continuous covariate) | 0.00 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.97 | ||
| NEWS category | 0–4 | 0.00 | ||||
| 5–6 | 0.59 | 1.22 | 0.59 | 2.54 | ||
| 7–8 | 0.04 | 2.01 | 1.02 | 3.97 | ||
| 9–20 | 0.00 | 5.76 | 3.22 | 10.31 | ||
| Mortality (30 days) | ||||||
| Age (continuous covariate) | 0.00 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | ||
| NEWS category | 0–4 | 0.00 | ||||
| 5–6 | 0.01 | 1.95 | 1.21 | 3.14 | ||
| 7–8 | 0.00 | 2.26 | 1.42 | 3.61 | ||
| 9–20 | 0.00 | 5.64 | 3.70 | 8.60 | ||
| Combined (ICU and/or mortality) | ||||||
| Age (continuous covariate) | 0.01 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.02 | ||
| NEWS category | 0–4 | 0.00 | ||||
| 5–6 | 0.01 | 1.72 | 1.14 | 2.60 | ||
| 7–8 | 0.00 | 2.17 | 1.45 | 3.25 | ||
| 9–20 | 0.00 | 5.78 | 4.02 | 8.31 | ||
NEWS categories: 0–4 (N=529), 5–6 (N=459), 7–8 (N=450), 9–20 (N=565).
ICU, intensive care unit; NEWS, national early warning score.