Table 1.

Predisposing Factors.

	Categorical ER Use					Repeat ER Use
	No ER Visit, N = 130	ER Visit, N = 166	OR	CI	P Value	OR	CI	P Value
Patient
Age (mean, std)	78.3 (8.5)	78.8 (7.7)	1.005	(0.977-1.035)	.719	0.0041	(−.0101-0.0183)	.571
Race (n, %)
Other	112 (86.2)	142 (85.5)	1.642	(0.800-3.370)	.176	0.2528	(−.0889-0.5945)	.147
White	18 (13.9)	24 (14.5)
Education (n, %)
≤High school	69 (53.1)	79 (47.6)	0.835	(0.521-1.138)	.453	0.1121	(−.2333-0.2060)	.903
GTHS	61 (46.9)	87 (52.4)
Marital (n, %)
Married	98 (75.4)	131 (78.9)	0.859	(0.487-1.516)	.601	0.0097	(−.2575-0.2770)	.943
Not married	32 (24.6)	35 (21.1)
Gender (n, %)
Male	129 (99.2)	161 (97.0)	3.703	(0.415-33.021)	.241	−0.137	(−.2333-0.2060)	.903
Female	1 (0.8)	5 (3.0)
Caregiver
Age (mean, std)	68.7 (12.3)	69.0 (12.0)	0.998	(0.978-1.017)	.814	0.0013	(−0.0079-0.0105)	.776
Race (n, %)
White	110 (84.6)	137 (82.5)	1.760	(0.893-3.468)	.102	0.1388	(−0.1824-0.4599)	.397
Other	20 (15.4)	29 (17.5)
Education (n, %)
≤High school	48 (36.9)	67 (40.4)	1.075	(0.660-1.749)	.772	−0.0551	(−.2762-0.1659)	.625
High School graduate	82 (63.1)	99 (59.6)
Cg relationship to patient (n, %)			0.929	(0.542-1.592)	.643	−0.0182	(−0.2709-0.2344)	.888
Marital status
Wife	94 (72.3)	124 (74.6)	0.929	(0.542-1.592)	.789	−0.0182	(−0.2709-0.2344)	.888
Other	36 (27.7)	42 (25.3)
Gender (n, %)
Male	4 (3.1)	7 (4.2)	1.559	(0.435-5.588)	.496	0.0185	(−0.5044-0.5414)	.945
Female	126 (96.9)	159 (95.8)
# Family/friend helpers (mean, std)	4.6 (3.7)	4.8 (4.4)	1.006	(0.949-1.067)	.831	−0.0184	(−0.0447-0.0080)	.172

Abbreviations: ER, emergency room; CI, confidence interval; std, standard; cg, caregiver; GTHS, greater than high school.