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Table 2 Significant variables in the logistic regression predicting a psychiatric admission on the basis of the analysed total population.

From: Possible criteria for inpatient psychiatric admissions: which patients are transferred from emergency services to inpatient psychiatric treatment?

Variable

Beta

S.E.

Wald

df

p-value

OR

Cl (95%)

Suicidality

2.470

0.213

134.66

1

0.000

11.81

7.78–17.93

Diagnosis of dementia

0.672

0.316

4.51

1

0.034

1.95

1.05–3.63

Female sex

0.252

0.116

4.72

1

0.030

1.28

1.02–1.61

Two diagnostic measures

0.513

0.239

4.61

1

0.032

1.67

1.04–2.66

One consultation

0.476

0.156

9.35

1

0.02

1.61

1.18–2.185

Two consultations

1.281

0.300

18.22

1

0.000

3.60

2.00–6.485

Care order in force

0.528

0.224

5.54

1

0.019

1.69

1.09–2.633

Referral by a doctor

0.809

0.221

13.37

1

0.000

2.24

1.45–3.462

Medication in the emergency department

1.094

0.217

25.43

1

0.000

2.98

1.95–4.566

Patient reffered by a consultant

1.273

0.158

65.17

1

0.000

3.57

2.62–4.863

  1. -2 Log likelihood 1904.547, Cox & Snell R Square 0.387, Nagelkerke R Square 0.520