Table 2.
Enabling Factors.
| Categorical ER Use | Repeat ER Visits | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No ER Visit, N = 130 | ER Visit, N = 166 | OR | CI | P Value | OR | CI | P Value | |
| Income | ||||||||
| US$ 0-20 000 | 30 (23.1) | 39 (23.5) | 1.014 | (0.543-1.893) | .781 | −0.1704 | (−0.4660-.1252) | .342 |
| US$ 20 001-40 000 | 54 (41.5) | 63 (38.0) | 0.845 | (0.491-1.457) | 0.0526 | (−0.1938-.2989) | ||
| US$ 40 001+ | 46 (35.4) | 64 (38.5) | ||||||
| Proximity to ER-miles, mean (std) | 19.1 (17.6) | 20.6 (29.6) | 1.003 | (0.993-1.013) | .542 | −0.0016 | (0.006-0.003) | .457 |
| Enrollment priority | ||||||||
| Priority 1 | 8 (6.15) | 24 (14.5) | 0.306 | (0.128-0.730) | .018 | −0.0321 | (.3072-0.2430) | .226 |
| Priority 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 85 (65.4) | 86 (51.8) | 0.454 | (0.181-1.142) | −0.2180 | (0.4681-0321) | ||
| Priority 7a,7c, 8a, 8c | 37 (28.5) | 56 (33.7) | ||||||
Abbreviations: ER, emergency room; CI, confidence interval; std, standard.