Table 3

Association of MEWS with in-hospital mortality, admission to ICU and predicting admission to general ward unit or discharge from hospital

MEWSModel 1, OR (95% CI)
P value		Model 2, OR (95% CI)
P value
In-hospital mortality1.66 (1.45 to 1.90)
<0.001		1.65 (1.44 to 1.89)
<0.001
Admission to ICU1.52 (1.37 to 1.69)
<0.001		1.54 (1.39 to 1.72)
<0.001
Predicting admission to general ward unit or discharge from hospital1.54 (1.27 to 1.86)
<0.001		1.55 (1.28 to 1.89)
<0.001

  • Model 1, original model; model 2 with adjustment for age and gender. Presented as OR with 95% CI (MEWS ≥4 and MEWS <4 as reference).

  • ICU, intensive care unit; MEWS, Modified Early Warning Score.