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Table 4 Summary of rurality adjusted results from logistic models for admissions to hospital and emergency department (ED) visits

From: Impact of removing prescription co-payments on the use of costly health services: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Outcome measure

Adjusted ORa

CI for OR

P-value

Admitted to hospital for any cause

0.70

0.54, 0.90

0.01

Admitted to hospital for Mental Health condition

0.43

0.19, 0.99

0.05

Admitted to hospital for COPD condition

0.57

0.30, 1.08

0.08

Admitted to hospital for diabetes condition

0.52

0.21, 1.30

0.16

Visited ED

0.80

0.62, 1.03

0.09

  1. aOR Odds ratio of outcome in intervention group relative to control group