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Table 2 Effect of gaps in care on readmission and length of stay

From: Impact of gaps in care for malnourished patients on length of stay and hospital readmission

Type of Gap in Care

Any gap

Discharge

Testing/Procedures

Communication

n Gap/Total

184/229

165/229

63/229

31/229

Readmission ORa

 Crude

1.29 (.64–2.61)

1.46 (.79–2.72)

1.26 (.69–2.28)

.98 (.45–2.17)

 Model 1

1.35 (.66–2.75)

1.61 (.85–3.05)

1.17 (.64–2.15)

1.11 (.49–2.51)

 Full Adjusted

1.29 (.61–2.67)

1.50 (.78–2.87)

1.23 (.66–2.30)

1.06 (.46–2.46)

Length of Stay βa

 Crude

1.51 (1.17–1.94)***

1.07 (.85–1.34)

1.98 (1.61–9.32)***

1.64 (1.22–2.44)***

 Model 1

1.51 (1.17–1.94)***

1.06 (.84–1.34)

2.02 (1.63–2.50)***

1.65 (1.22–2.23)***

 Full Adjusted

1.48 (1.15–1.91)***

1.06 (.83–1.32)

2.01 (1.62–2.47)***

1.60 (1.19–2.16)***

  1. Model 1 adjusted for age and gender
  2. Exponentiated coefficients presented for log transformed length of stay
  3. Full-Adjusted model adjusted for model 1 characteristics, malnutrition context, and malnutrition severity
  4. aEstimates provided with 95% CI
  5. ***indicates p-value < 0.01