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Table 2 Results of Cox Multivariate Regression

From: The impact of different rehabilitation strategies after major events in the elderly: the case of stroke and hip fracture in the Tuscany region

Dimension

Stroke

Hip Fracture

Variable

H.R. (95% c.i.)*

P value

H.R. (95% c.i.)*

P value

Categories

    

Demographic

    

Age

    

   65–74 (R.C)

    

   75–79

1.52 (1.31–1.78)

< 0.001

1.62 (1.30–2.03)

< 0.001

   80–84

2.08 (1.79–2.41)

< 0.001

2.08 (1.68–2.57)

< 0.001

   ≥ 85

3.76 (3.27–4.32)

< 0.001

4.13 (3.39–5.01)

< 0.001

Gender

    

   Females

1.04 (0.94–1.14)

0.44

1.85 (1.65–2.07)

< 0.001

Marital Status

    

   Married (R.C.)

    

   Single

1.12 (0.95–1.31)

0.19

1.24 (1.04–1.46)

< 0.05

   Divorced/separated/widow

1.12 (1.01–1.24)

< 0.05

1.25 (1.12–1.41)

< 0.001

   Missing

0.96 (0.81–1.14)

0.64

0.98 (0.81–1.18)

0.80

Clinical

    

Major Comorbidities

    

   Cong. Heart Failure

1.61 (1.36–1.90)

< 0.001

1.62 (1.25–2.10)

< 0.001

   Cardiac arrhythmias

1.47 (1.22–1.78)

< 0.001

1.20 (0.95–1.53)

0.13

   Valvular disease

1.07 (0.87–1.32)

0.53

1.21 (0.93–1.59)

0.16

   Cardiac

0.78 (0.63–0.97)

< 0.05

1.03 (0.77–1.38)

0.83

   Peripheral vascular disease

1.21 (1.02–1.43)

< 0.05

1.48 (1.18–1.85)

< 0.05

   Hypertension

0.69 (0.63–0.76)

< 0.001

0.84 (0.73–0.95)

< 0.05

   Neurological

1.05 (0.87–1.27)

0.58

1.38 (1.09–1.75)

< 0.05

   Chronic pulmonary disease

1.15 (1.00–1.31)

< 0.05

1.18 (1.01–1.39)

< 0.05

   Diabetes

1.11 (0.99–1.24)

0.07

1.22 (1.04–1.45)

< 0.05

   Renal Failure

1.43 (1.20–1.70)

< 0.001

1.34 (1.06–1.70)

< 0.05

   Liver disease

1.33 (0.97–1.80)

0.07

1.70 (1.28–2.24)

< 0.001

   Cancer

2.17 (1.90–2.48)

< 0.001

1.80 (1.52–2.14)

< 0.001

   Anemia

1.13 (0.93–1.37)

0.22

1.04 (0.82–1.33)

0.72

Stroke Type

    

   Ischaemic (R.C.)

    

   Subarachnoid Haemorrhagic

1.36 (1.03–1.79)

< 0.05

  

   Haemorrhagic

1.34 (1.19–1.50)

< 0.001

  

Fracture Type

    

   Intracapsular (R.C.)

    

   Extracapsular

  

1.03 (0.93–1.14)

0.55

   Other/unspecified

  

1.11 (0.93–1.32)

0.26

Acute Care related

    

Index LOS Category > third quartile

2.93 (2.68–3.20)

< 0.001

1.27 (1.14–1.42)

< 0.001

Admitted in Stroke Unit at at 1 st S

0.72 (0.55–0.94)

< 0.05

  

Surgery Procedure at at 1 st HF within 2 days

  

0.82 (0.72–0.93)

< 0.05

Rehabilitation

    

LHA Rehabilitation Rates

    

   -Overall,-Hospital (Q-I) (R.C.)

    

   -Overall,+Hospital (Q-II)

1.07 (0.95–1.22)

0.27

1.13 (0.97–1.33)

0.12

   +Overall,-Hospital (Q-III)

0.73 (0.64–0.83)

< 0.001

0.99 (0.84–1.16)

0.87

   +Overall,+Hospital (Q-IV)

0.91 (0.82–1.02)

0.12

1.04 (0.89–1.22)

0.61

  1. * longitudinal estimates from proportional hazards regression on the outcome of interest
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