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. 2005 Jul 11;5:21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-5-21

Table 2.

Results from multiple logistic regression models for Invasive cardiac procedure (ICP), hospital death (HD), and early hospital readmission (EHR), and from the log-normal regression model for the length of stay (LoS)§

ICP β parameter (95% CI) HD β parameter (95% CI) LoS β parameter (95% CI) EHR β parameter (95% CI)
Intercept 2.600 (2.455;2.744) - 7.004 (-7.393; -6.616) 1.006 (0.937;1.075) - 1.926 (-2.190;-1.662)

Main effects

Age - 0.040 (-0.042;-0.037) 0.066 (0.061;0.071) 0.011 (0.010;0.012) - 0.003 (-0.007;0.001)

Women vs Men - 0.200 (-0.257;-0.144) - 0.103 (-0.222;0.015) 0.039 (0.013;0.064) - 0.237 (-0.360;-0.113)

ICP - - 0.980 (-1.152;-0.807) 0.470 (0.439;0.501) - 0.838 (-0.964;-0.711)

Distance cardiology Center
32–64 km vs <32 km - 0.247 (-0.323;-0.170) - 0.132 (-0.285;0.022) 0.003 (-0.042;0.048) 0.138 (0.003;0.274)
64–105 km vs <32 km - 0.509 (-0.603;-0.416) 0.106 (-0.062;0.273) - 0.083 (-0.135;-0.032) 0.356 (0.207;0.505)
≥105 km vs <32 km - 0.486 (-0.563;-0.409) - 0.148 (-0.301;0.004) 0.040 (-0.003;0.083) 0.128 (-0.005;0.262)

Interaction terms

Women × ICP - 0.4327 (0.181;0.685) - 0.367 (0.151;0.583)

ICP × Distance - - -
32–64 km vs <32 km 0.138 (0.069;0.207)
64–105 km vs <32 km 0.276 (0.192;0.360)
≥105 km vs <32 km 0.350 (0.280;0.419)

§ CI: Confidence interval; A positive parameter estimate indicates an increased risk whereas a negative estimate indicates a reduced risk