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Table 5 Logistic regression for ACSC hospitalizations using the number of body systems as the explanatory variable

From: The impact of multiple chronic diseases on hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions

Independent variable

Sig

Odds ratio

95 % CI

Number of body systems

<0.001

1.55

(1.55-1.56)

Age groups

   

 41 to 45 years

<0.001

.31

(0.30-0.33)

 46 to 50 years

<0.001

.39

(0.38-0.40)

 51 to 55 years

<0.001

.44

(0.43-0.45)

 56 to 60 years

<0.001

.52

(0.51-0.53)

 61 to 65 years

<0.001

.57

(0.56-0.59)

 66 to 70 years

<0.001

.66

(0.64-0.67)

 71 to 75 years

<0.001

.79

(0.78-0.81)

Gender

<0.001

1.27

(1.25-1.29)

Predictive accuracy of the model: 95.5 %

   

Omnibus tests: p < 0.001

   

Area under the curve: 0.735