Table 3.
Logistic regression assesses predictors of diagnosis shift
| Variables | B | SE | Wald | df | Sig. | Exp(B) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length of stay days | 0.015 | 0.002 | 53.277 | 1 | <0.001 | 1.015 |
| Age | -0.041 | 0.003 | 137.052 | 1 | <0.001 | 0.960 |
| Constant | -1.717 | 0.099 | 301.842 | 1 | 0.180 |
Gender and comorbidities were intermodally entered into the stepwise logistic regression model and were excluded as predictors of diagnostic metastasis after the analysis. EXP(B) 95% confidence interval: length of stay days (1.009–1.018), age (0.954–0.967). SE, standard error; Sig., significant