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Table 4 Risk factors of in-hospital mortality at 7 days (N = 167)

From: Non-traumatic chest pain in patients presenting to an urban emergency Department in sub Saharan Africa: a prospective cohort study in Tanzania

Variable

Number

n

Alive

N = 151

Dead

N = 16

Relative risk

(95% CI)

Age > 50 years

79

71 (90)

8 (10)

1.1 (0.4–2.8)

History of Diabetic mellitus

16

14 (87.5)

2 (12.5)

1.35 (0.3–5.4)

Arrived by ambulance

43

39 (90.7)

4 (9.3))

0.96 (0.3–2.8)

Difficulty in breathing

73

62 (85)

11 (15)

2.8 (1.03–7.8)

GCS < 15

15

11 (73.3)

4 (26.7)

3.4 (1.2–9.1)

Abnormal ECG

72

62 (86)

10 (14)

2.2 (0.8–5.8)

Troponin > 0.04 ng/ml

35

28 (80)

7 (20)

2.9 (1.2–7.3)

Heart failure

21

17 (81)

4 (19)

2.3 (0.8–6.5)

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

21

21 (100)

0.2 (0.01–3.3)

Chronic kidney disease

17

14 (82)

3 (18)

2.0 (0.6–6.4)

Acute coronary Syndrome

16

10 (62.5)

6 (37.5)

5.7 (2.4–13.5)

  1. DIB difficulty in breathing, GCS Glasgow coma scale, ECG electrocardiography, CI confidence interval