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Table 3 Factors Associated with Admission in Logistic Regression Analysis

From: Factors associated with low-acuity hospital admissions in a public safety-net setting: a cross-sectional study

 

Odds Ratio (95%CI)

P

Patient Age

 18–30

Reference

 

 31–50

1.0 (0.3–3.2)

0.96

 51–65

1.7 (0.5–5.5)

0.37

  > 65

3.5 (1.1–11.6)

0.039

Living Situation

 Stable housing

Reference

 

 Unstable housing/homeless

3.3 (1.7–6.4)

0.001

 Institution (SNF/AFH/Jail)

1.3 (0.5–3.2)

0.59

“Off-hours” presentation

2.0 (1.1–3.5)

0.020

Appropriateness

 Probably

Reference

 

 Probably NOT

0.02 (0.01–0.06)

< 0.0001

 Definitely NOT

0.03 (0.01–0.09)

< 0.0001

  1. Number of obs 449, LRchi2 = 172.27, p = 0.0000, pseudoR2 = 0.3562