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. 2023 Dec 5;17:44. doi: 10.1186/s13033-023-00618-2

Table 5.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis including all variables associated with inpatient psychiatric admission

OR 95% CI p-Value
LL UL
Gender 1.14 0.93 1.39 0.208
Age 1.01 1.00 1.02 0.003*
Aggressive towards people 2.85 1.70 4.75 < 0.001**
Previous psychiatric treatment 1.83 1.43 2.33 < 0.001**
Transfer (reference = walk-in) 6.26 3.02 12.98 < 0.001**
Suicide attempt prior to presentation (reference = no suicide attempt) < 0.001**
Via intoxication 9.05 2.53 32.35 < 0.001**
Via self-injury 12.60 1.28 124.15 0.030*
Via other methods (e.g., strangulation. combination of methods) 17.36 1.93 156.01 0.011*
Wednesday (reference = Sunday) 1.55 1.04 2.31 0.030*
Living alone (reference = living with others) 1.55 1.16 2.08 0.003*
Unkempt/inappropriate attire 1.64 1.20 2.23 0.002*
Any disturbance of orientation 3.66 2.52 5.31 < 0.001**
Inhibited/retarded thinking 1.40 1.05 1.87 0.022*
Incoherence/derailment 1.75 1.09 2.81 0.021*
Delusions in general 2.25 1.64 3.10 < 0.001**
Acustic hallucinations 1.63 1.11 2.41 0.013*
Visual hallucinationens 2.89 1.64 5.10 < 0.001**
Hopelessness/despair 2.36 1.73 3.23 < 0.001**
Anxiety 1.89 1.13 3.15 0.015*
Inhibition/lack of drive 1.63 1.29 2.06 < 0.001**
Increased drive 1.68 1.11 2.53 0.013*
Motor restlessness/tensness 1.59 1.23 2.06 < 0.001**
Motor retardation 1.75 1.18 2.60 0.005*
Mannerisms/histrionics 2.35 1.15 4.80 0.019*
Suicidal ideation (reference = no suicidal ideation) 3.79 2.92 4.93 < 0.001*
Suicidal intent (reference = distance to suicidal intent) < 0.001*
Lack of distance to suicidal intent 116.04 15.94 844.79 < 0.001*
Missing information 7.23 3.28 15.96 < 0.001*

OR: odds ratio, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval, LL: lower limit, UL: upper limit, transfer: transfer from another hospital or another medical discipline within the MHH; * statistically significant, ** highly statistically significant