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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 8 Predictors of hospitalization among enrolled patients

From: Acute severe asthma in emergency department: clinical characteristics, risk factors, and predictors for poor outcome

 

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P-value

Age (>40 years)

1.11

1.09–2.11

<0.001*

Uncontrolled asthma

2.34

2.01–4.40

<0.001*

SO2 <90%

5.67

3.98–8.50

<0.001*

PEFR (after1-h treatment)

4.44

3.24–7.68

<0.001*

  1. SO2, oxygen saturation; PEFR, peak expiratory flow rate
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