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 |  |  |