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Table 5 Association between continuity of care index and health care utilization

From: Determining the influence of the primary and specialist network of care on patient and system outcomes among patients with a new diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

 

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

Adjusted ORa

95%C I

Adjusted ORb

95%C I

Hospital admission

2.40

2.37,2.43

2.27

2.24,2.29

2.20

2.17,2.22

Emergency visits

2.47

2.45,2.49

2.28

2.27,2.30

2.27

2.25,2.29

Any 30 day readmission

2.49

2.44,2.55

2.45

2.40,2.50

2.44

2.39,2.49

Number of readmissions

3.95

3.84,4.06

3.68

3.58,3.78

3.51

3.42,3.60

  1. Note: High COC is the reference category
  2. Model A: Adjusted for age, sex, comorbidities(ADG), SES, rurality
  3. Model B: Adjusted for Model A covariates plus provider group
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