Table 3

Multivariate relations of clinical characteristics to 30-day mortality

Baseline characteristic

Hazard Ratio

95% CI

P

Age

1.10

1.16 to 1.65

< .001

Systolic blood pressure

0.96

0.95 to 0.98

< .001

Heart rate

1.02

1.00 to 1.04

.028

Anterior infarction

0.56

0.24 to 1.29

.174

Diabetes

0.64

0.22 to 1.89

.416

Smoking

0.31

0.12 to 0.82

.017

Lactate

2.52

1.12 to 5.66

.025

CI, confidence interval.

Vermeulen et al. Critical Care 2010 14:R164   doi:10.1186/cc9253