PMV file 4 to reviewers (logistic OR and Cox HR lists) Comparison between logistic regression results for survival and Cox regression results for mortality Predictor Diagnoses at PMV onset (excluding respiratory failure) Septicemia Other infectious and parasitic diseases Neoplasms Diabetes mellitus Nutritional deficiencies Fluid and electrolyte disorders Other endocrine/nutritional/metabolic diseases & immunity disorders Coagulation and hemorrhagic disorders Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs Mental illness Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs Hypertension Heart valve disorders Acute myocardial infarction and coronary atherosclerosis Cardiac dysrhythmias Other diseases of the heart Cerebrovascular diseases Other diseases of the circulatory system Pneumonia Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis Asthma Other diseases of the respiratory system Gastrointestinal hemorrhage Other diseases of the digestive system Acute and unspecified renal failure 3-month survival Logistic regression (survival) 6-month survival 1-year survival 2-year survival adjusted OR† adjusted OR† adjusted OR† 0.52 ** 0.79 ** 0.30 ** 0.78 ** 0.74 * 0.99 0.83 ** 0.40 ** 1.02 1.27 * 1.07 1.32 ** 0.92 0.88 0.89 0.70 ** 1.06 0.60 ** 0.81 ** 1.14 ** 0.88 0.83 ** 0.72 ** 0.84 ** 0.39 ** -1- 0.56 ** 0.81 ** 0.31 ** 0.77 ** 0.88 0.94 0.83 * 0.55 ** 1.09 1.26 * 1.06 1.30 ** 1.02 0.98 0.87 0.73 ** 1.03 0.73 ** 0.84 ** 1.16 ** 0.85 0.87 ** 0.74 ** 0.90 * 0.40 ** adjusted OR† 0.60 ** 0.80 ** 0.30 ** 0.72 ** 0.84 0.97 0.79 ** 0.61 * 0.98 1.20 1.04 1.41 ** 1.18 1.10 0.91 0.76 * 1.00 0.80 * 0.86 ** 1.10 0.95 0.89 * 0.76 ** 0.99 0.48 ** 0.63 ** 0.82 ** 0.31 ** 0.73 ** 0.71 * 0.96 0.72 ** 0.74 0.95 1.19 1.07 1.39 ** 1.17 1.23 ** 0.97 0.82 0.99 0.94 0.88 ** 1.10 1.00 0.92 0.79 * 0.99 0.56 ** Cox Regression (mortality) adjusted HR† 1.33 ** 1.08 ** 1.70 ** 1.16 ** 1.18 ** 1.04 1.13 ** 1.39 ** 1.01 0.93 0.97 0.86 ** 0.97 0.98 1.06 1.19 ** 1.02 1.16 ** 1.10 ** 0.97 1.10 * 1.08 ** 1.13 ** 1.04 1.49 ** PMV file 4 to reviewers (logistic OR and Cox HR lists) Predictor 3-month survival Logistic regression (survival) 6-month survival 1-year survival 2-year survival adjusted OR† adjusted OR† adjusted OR† ** adjusted OR† ** 1.12 ** * adjusted HR† 0.94 ** 1.13 ** 1.09 1.09 * 0.95 0.91 0.68 ** 0.85 ** 0.87 ** 1.07 1.41 ** 0.84 * 1.14 ** 1.10 1.19 ** Urinary tract infections Other diseases of the genitourinary system Complications: pregnancy/childbirth/puerperium Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Congenital anomalies Spinal cord injury Intracranial injury Other injury and poisoning Symptoms; signs; and ill-defined conditions and factors Shock Parkinson's disease Heart failure Alcoholic liver disease Non-alcoholic liver disease 1.25 0.78 ** 0.80 0.82 ** 0.93 0.99 2.00 ** 1.16 0.99 0.89 0.42 ** 1.80 ** 0.77 ** 1.18 0.60 ** 1.19 0.79 0.70 0.75 ** 1.06 1.11 1.90 ** 1.32 ** 1.04 0.87 0.47 ** 1.94 ** 0.76 ** 0.83 0.67 ** 0.75 0.66 0.75 ** 1.13 1.26 1.72 ** 1.30 ** 1.14 * 0.82 0.55 ** 1.82 ** 0.79 ** 0.83 0.72 ** 0.78 ** 0.54 0.77 ** 1.17 1.30 1.74 ** 1.34 ** 1.30 ** 0.91 0.63 ** 1.32 0.77 ** 0.81 0.84 Multiple sclerosis/Other hereditary & degenerative nervous system conditions 0.98 1.10 1.11 1.12 0.95 0.44 ** 0.43 ** 0.41 ** 0.43 ** 1.50 ** 1.14 ** 0.93 ** 0.91 ** 0.98 0.99 0.96 1.03 1.07 1.12 ** 0.95 0.89 ** 0.94 ** 0.92 0.96 1.00 0.91 1.08 0.96 0.88 ** 0.93 ** 0.85 1.06 1.02 1.00 1.05 0.94 0.89 ** 0.91 ** 0.80 * 1.05 1.08 0.86 0.94 ** 1.03 * 1.05 ** 1.02 * 1.04 0.98 0.99 0.98 Chronic renal failure Disease history (Number of admissions for the disease in the previous year) Septicemia Other infectious and parasitic diseases Neoplasms Diabetes mellitus Nutritional deficiencies Fluid and electrolyte disorders Other endocrine/nutritional/metabolic diseases & immunity disorders Coagulation and hemorrhagic disorders -2- ** 1.14 ** Cox Regression (mortality) PMV file 4 to reviewers (logistic OR and Cox HR lists) Predictor Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs Mental illness Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs Hypertension Heart valve disorders Acute myocardial infarction and coronary atherosclerosis Cardiac dysrhythmias Other diseases of the heart Cerebrovascular diseases Other diseases of the circulatory system Pneumonia Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis Asthma Other diseases of the respiratory system Gastrointestinal hemorrhage Other diseases of the digestive system Acute and unspecified renal failure Urinary tract infections Other diseases of the genitourinary system Complications: pregnancy/childbirth/puerperium Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Congenital anomalies Spinal cord injury Intracranial injury Other injury and poisoning Symptoms; signs; and ill-defined conditions and factors 3-month survival Logistic regression (survival) 6-month survival 1-year survival 2-year survival adjusted OR† adjusted OR† adjusted OR† ** 0.85 0.99 1.03 1.00 0.99 1.00 1.05 1.14 ** 1.11 ** 1.04 1.14 ** 1.00 1.04 1.03 1.04 1.00 1.24 ** 0.96 0.96 0.82 0.94 * 0.97 0.85 1.31 1.15 * 0.93 * 0.96 -3- adjusted OR† ** 0.83 1.00 1.03 1.01 0.96 0.98 1.04 1.09 1.09 ** 0.99 1.11 ** 1.02 1.04 0.99 0.99 0.99 1.15 * 0.97 0.95 0.92 0.92 ** 0.94 0.96 1.08 1.14 * 0.96 0.98 ** 0.78 1.00 1.05 1.00 0.94 0.96 1.04 1.03 1.08 ** 0.99 1.08 ** 1.01 1.07 1.00 0.99 0.98 0.97 0.94 * 0.96 0.84 0.92 * 0.92 * 1.00 0.97 1.08 0.98 0.96 ** 0.80 0.99 0.99 0.96 1.00 0.95 0.99 1.02 1.06 * 0.98 1.04 1.00 1.01 1.03 1.00 1.00 0.98 0.97 0.95 1.06 0.94 0.92 1.05 1.04 1.03 0.98 0.98 Cox Regression (mortality) adjusted HR† 1.08 ** 0.99 1.00 1.00 1.03 1.01 1.00 0.96 0.97 ** 1.00 0.97 ** 0.99 0.98 0.99 0.99 1.01 0.92 ** 1.02 1.01 0.95 1.04 * 1.01 1.03 0.92 0.97 1.03 * 1.01 PMV file 4 to reviewers (logistic OR and Cox HR lists) Predictor Shock Parkinson's disease Heart failure Alcoholic liver disease Non-alcoholic liver disease Multiple sclerosis/Other hereditary & degenerative nervous system conditions Chronic renal failure 3-month survival Logistic regression (survival) 6-month survival 1-year survival 2-year survival adjusted OR† adjusted OR† adjusted OR† ** adjusted OR† ** * Cox Regression (mortality) adjusted HR† 0.88 ** 1.03 1.03 1.18 ** 1.06 ** 1.32 0.98 0.94 * 0.94 0.86 ** 1.25 0.95 0.95 0.92 0.86 ** 1.18 0.99 0.91 * 0.86 0.89 * 1.12 1.01 0.91 * 0.72 * 0.92 1.11 1.08 1.02 0.97 1.01 0.91 ** 0.88 ** 0.83 ** 0.78 ** 1.06 ** 0.89 ** 0.84 ** 0.79 ** 0.78 ** 1.10 ** 35–44 0.67 ** 0.64 ** 0.61 ** 0.65 ** 1.48 ** 45–54 0.67 ** 0.60 ** 0.54 ** 0.55 ** 1.66 ** 55–64 0.62 ** 0.52 ** 0.43 ** 0.39 ** 2.00 ** 65–74 0.44 ** 0.36 ** 0.28 ** 0.25 ** 2.54 ** 75–84 0.36 ** 0.27 ** 0.19 ** 0.16 ** 2.96 ** ≥85 0.29 ** 0.21 ** 0.15 ** 0.11 ** 3.31 ** 1.06 ** 1.06 ** 1.07 ** 1.06 ** 0.98 ** 0.89 * 0.94 0.99 0.99 1.04 Gender (ref: female) Male Age group (ref: 17–34) PMV incidence year continuous variable in the value range: [1998, 2002] Branch of hospital location (ref: Taipei) Northern region Central region 1.13 ** 1.14 ** 1.12 * * Southern region 1.04 0.97 0.87 Kao-Ping region 0.89 * 0.88 * 0.84 ** -4- 1.13 * 0.96 0.86 * 1.03 0.82 ** 1.08 ** PMV file 4 to reviewers (logistic OR and Cox HR lists) Cox Regression (mortality) 3-month survival Logistic regression (survival) 6-month survival 1-year survival 2-year survival adjusted OR† adjusted OR† adjusted OR† adjusted OR† 0.92 1.00 0.87 0.90 1.03 Regional hospital 0.92 * 0.89 ** 0.85 ** 0.87 ** 1.05 * Local hospital 0.90 * 0.86 ** 0.87 ** 0.85 ** 1.08 ** Small city or town 1.02 1.04 1.02 1.04 0.99 Remote or rural area 0.95 0.98 1.02 1.04 1.00 The middle 1/3 of the population 0.85 ** 0.85 ** 0.89 ** 0.88 ** 1.05 * The top 1/3 of the population 1.08 1.12 * 1.08 1.07 0.96 Predictor Eastern region adjusted HR† Hospital type (ref: medical centre) NHI registration location (ref: big city) Salary class in NHI registration (ref: bottom 1/3 class) Number of patients Model significance (results from log-likelihood ratio tests) 19,127 19,127 19,127 19,127 19,127 χ2(103)= 3,099.81** χ2(103)= 3,032.36** χ2(103)= 2,939.46** χ2(103)= 2,652.06** χ2(103)= 3,518.8** PMV: prolonged mechanical ventilation OR: odds-ratio. CI: confidence interval. HR: hazard ratio. * p<0.05; ** p<0.01. † The OR and the HR are adjusted for all other covariates. -5-