Table 2

Multivariate risk factors for predicting major upper gastrointestinal pathology

Variable Parameter estimate Odds ratio OR CI
Intercept−1.9493
Age (⩾45)0.54011.7161.331–2.221
Sex (male)0.33601.3991.089–1.801
Anaemia0.82182.2741.249–4.042
Bleed1.06422.8991.889–4.419
  • Model: probability of a major endoscopic finding = −1.9493 + (0.5401×age) + (0.3360×sex) + (0.8218×anaemia) + (1.0642×bleed), where age, sex (f/m), anaemia (n/y), and bleed (n/y) are coded 0 or 1.

  • OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.