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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratio estimates for long-term care facility placement among Ontario HC clients with at least one RAI-HC assessment

From: Adverse events among Ontario home care clients associated with emergency room visit or hospitalization: a retrospective cohort study

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Age (years)

65-74 vs <65

1.82

1.49, 2.23

 

75-84 vs <65

2.52

2.11, 3.02

 

85+ vs < 65

3.31

2.76, 3.95

Female

1.14

1.04, 1.24

MAPLe score

2 vs 1

1.45

1.16, 1.81

 

3 vs 1

2.82

2.38, 3.33

 

4 vs 1

3.42

2.88, 4.06

 

5 vs 1

4.86

4.02, 5.88

Dementia

1.79

1.63, 1.98

Injurious fall

1.31

1.15, 1.49

Sepsis

0.43

0.26, 0.72

Pneumonia

0.70

0.65, 0.97

  1. p-value = 0.4531 for goodness-of-fit test.
  2. The MAPLe score is the Method for Assigning Priority Levels (MAPLe) algorithm for LTC home placement, using data based on the RAI-HC [15].