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