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Table 4 Socio-demographic and disease related factors associated with making frequent (≥ 4 within any 12 month period) ED presentations within 28 days of receiving SACT

From: Socio-demographic and disease related characteristics associated with unplanned emergency department visits by cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study

 

B

S.E.

Wald

df

p value

OR

95% CI

Effect size

Lower

Upper

Age

.005

.008

.403

1

.525

1.005

.989

1.021

trivial

Gender

 Male

−.096

.230

.176

1

.675

.908

.579

1.425

trivial

 Female (ref)

         

Country of birth

 Other than Australia

.599

.222

7.293

1

<.01*

1.820

1.173

1.942

small

 Australia (ref)

         

Marital status

 Single/divorced/widowed

.074

.227

.105

1

.764

1.076

.690

1.680

trivial

 Married/de facto (ref)

         

SEIFA (VIC)

 0–40%

−.111

.259

.184

1

.668

.895

.539

1.486

trivial

 40–80%

.085

.257

.109

1

.741

1.088

.658

1.800

trivial

  > 80% (ref)

  

.605

2

     

Tumour stream

 Head and neck

−1.585

1.038

2.329

1

.127

.205

.027

1.569

large

 UGI

.462

.340

1.852

1

.174

1.587

.816

3.088

small

 CRC

.498

.326

2.335

1

.127

1.645

.869

3.115

small

 Lung

.038

.326

.014

1

.907

1.039

.549

1.968

trivial

 Other

.170

.654

.068

1

.795

1.185

.329

4.269

trivial

 Skin

−1.451

1.038

1.955

1

.162

.234

.031

1.792

large

 Breast

−.548

.432

1.612

1

.204

.578

.248

1.347

small

 Genitourinary

.176

.399

.195

1

.659

1.193

.545

2.609

trivial

 CNS

−1.196

1.043

1.314

1

.252

.302

.039

2.337

large

 Haematological (ref)

  

14.981

9

.091

    

Constant

−2.886

.592

23.766

1

.000

.065

   
  1. * p < .05 ** p < .001