Table 4 Univariate and multiple logistic regressions on patients transferred from MAW to hospital during the stay at MAW (total number patients included in the regression analysis, n = 14 202)

Treatment (reference no treatment)

 Oral medication

0.85 (0.78–0.93)*

0.86 (0.77–0.95)*

 Intravenous fluid therapy

1.40 (1.28–1.53)*

1.32 (1.19–1.47)*

 Intravenous medication

1.58 (1.44–1.73)*

1.60 (1.45–1.81)*

 Mobilization and pain relief

0.75 (0.67–0.83)*

0.95 (0.65–1.08)

 Nebulizer therapy

1.14 (1.00–1.30)

0.78 (0.65–0.93)*

 Oxygen therapy

1.93 (1.71–2.18)*

2.13 (1.81–2.51)*

 Observation

1.13 (1.02–1.27)*

1.29 (1.13–1.48)*

 Emptying regime/constipation

0.84 (0.68–1.04)

0.88 (0.69–1.13)

 Bladder catheterization

1.17 (0.92–1.50)

1.11 (0.84–1.46)

 Wound therapy

0.73 (0.54–0.98)*

0.82 (0.60–1.14)

 Nutritional therapy

1.27 (0.88–1.56)

1.55 (1.14–2.12)*

ICPC2 main group (reference respiratory)

 General and unspecified

1.16 (0.98–1.37)

1.07 (0.89–1.29)

 Digestive

1.23 (1.06–1.43)*

1.13 (0.94–1.35)

 Cardiovascular

1.26 (1.01–1.57)*

1.31 (1.02–1.68)*

 Musculoskeletal

0.79 (0.68–0.91)*

1.04 (0.87–1.24)

 Neurological

0.72 (0.55–0.94)*

0.69 (0.52–0.92)*

 Psychological

0.71 (0.57–0.88)*

0.67 (0.52–0.86)*

 Skin

0.96 (0.75–1.22)

1.12 (0.86–1.47)

 Endocrine/metabolic/nutritional

0.81 (0.68–0.97)*

0.75 (0.61–0.92)

 Urological

1.09 (0.93–1.29)

1.18 (0.99–1.42)

Comorbidities (reference comorbidities = 0)

 One comorbidity

0.97 (0.86–1.10)

1.06 (0.93–1.22)

 Two comorbidities

0.96 (0.69–1.33)

1.05 (0.73–1.51)

Gender (reference female)

 Male

1.19 (1.09–1.30)*

1.16 (1.05–1.27)*

 Age/10

0.97 (0.96–0.99)*

1.05 (1.02–1.08)*

Municipal acute Ward (reference MAW 1)

 MAW 2

1.22 (1.04–1.41)*

0.92 (0.77–1.10)

 MAW 3

1.04 (0.92–1.18)

0.83 (0.72–0.96)*

 MAW 4

1.51 (1.30–1.76)*

1.46 (1.22–1.74)*

 MAW 5

1.68 (1.49–1.89)*

1.04 (0.91–1.20)

Referred from (reference general practitioner)

 Out-of-hour physician

1.18 (1.08–1.29)*

1.06 (0.93–1.21)

 Nursing home physician

0.96 (0.56–1.66)

1.13 (0.51–2.50)

Admitting time (reference day)

 Evening

1.06 (0.96–1.17)

1.03 (0.91–1.17)

 Night

1.02 (0.90–1.16)

0.85 (0.74–0.98)*

Admission Weekend/Weekday (reference weekend)

 Weekday

0.90 (0.81–0.99)*

1.01 (0.89–1.14)

Admitted from (reference home)

 Home healthcare services

0.99 (0.80–1.23)

1.11 (0.87–1.43)

 Extended diagnostic

0.56 (0.47–0.66)*

0.63 (0.52–0.76)*

 Nursing homes

1.09 (0.86–1.39)

0.86 (0.64–1.15)