From: Emergency hospital admissions among older adults living alone in the community
 | ED admission risk [OR (95 % CI)]° | Inpatient days [Mean increase (95 % CI)]° | Inpatient costs (USD)° [Mean increase (95 % CI)]° |
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Without multimorbidity | Â | Â | Â |
Living with others (n=5,854) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 0.00 (Ref.) | 0.00 (Ref.) |
Living alone (n=472) | 1.32 (0.97-1.79) | 0.76** (0.21-1.31) | 365* (18-712) |
With multimorbidity | Â | Â | Â |
Living with others (n=9,619) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 0.00 (Ref.) | 0.00 (Ref.) |
Living alone (n=840) | 1.26* (1.03 – 1.54) | 0.50* (0.03 - 0.98) | 249 (-119 – 615) |