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Table 2 Factors Associated with Early (30-day) Readmissions (N = 2776)

From: HIV and early hospital readmission: evaluation of a tertiary medical facility in Lilongwe, Malawi

Factors

Unadjusted RR (95% CI)*

P-value

Adjusted RR (95% CI)**

P-value

Age

 14–20 yrs

1

   

 21–30 yrs

1.32 (0.71, 2.42)

0.37

  

 31–40 yrs

1.03 (0.56, 1.90)

0.92

  

 41–50 yrs

1.36 (0.72, 2.58)

0.34

  

 50–99 yrs

0.99 (0.53, 1.86)

0.98

  

Gender

 Male

1

   

 Female

1.00 (0.74, 1.36)

0.99

  

HIV status

 Negative

1

 

1

 

 Positive

2.60 (1.77, 3.81)

< 0.0001

2.41 (1.64, 3.53)

< 0.0001

 Unknown

0.94 (0.57, 1.54)

0.80

1.06 (0.64, 1.73)

0.83

Discharge Diagnoses

 Anemia

1.77 (1.21, 2.60)

< 0.0001

  

 Pneumonia

1.24 (0.83, 1.84)

0.30

  

 Sepsis

0.90 (0.56, 1.44)

0.66

  

 Heart failure

1.49 (0.87, 2.59)

0.15

  

 Malaria

0.35 (0.17, 0.71)

0.01

0.45 (0.22, 0.91)

< 0.0001

 Pulmonary TB

1.38 (0.74, 2.56)

0.31

  

 Malignancy

3.30 (2.00, 5.48)

< 0.0001

  

 Diabetes

1.41 (0.74, 2.69)

0.30

  

 Gastroenteritis

0.54 (0.24, 1.21)

0.14

  

 Meningitis

0.63 (0.28, 1.39)

0.25

  

Multiple discharge diagnosis (non-HIV)

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

1.53 (1.12, 2.08)

0.01

1.52 (1.11, 2.06)

0.01

Length of stay

 0–1 days

1

 

1

 

 2–7 days

1.96 (1.02, 3.73)

0.04

1.56 (0.82, 3.00)

0.17

 8–15 days

3.50 (1.77, 6.91)

< 0.0001

2.43 (1.22, 4.84)

0.01

  ≥ 16 days

5.05 (2.41, 10.62)

< 0.0001

3.63 (1.72, 7.67)

< 0.0001

Outcome (Index Admission)

 Discharge

1

   

 Abscond

1.15 (0.44, 3.01)

0.78

  

 Transfer

0.91 (0.30, 2.76)

0.86

  
  1. *RR Risk Ratio, **Adjusted Risk Ratio based on a multivariable model that variables are still significant at p < 0.05.
  2. Table 2 shows the multivariable relationship between HIV-positive status and early readmission