TABLE 3.

Predictors of frequency of ED visits (N = 691).

Predictor	Adjusted IRR (95% CI)	p-value
Stroke1	1.10 (0.82–1.46)	0.52
Kidney disease1	1.18 (0.93–1.49)	0.18
Dyslipidemia1	0.96 (0.75–1.22)	0.75
Diabetes1	0.87 (0.68–1.12)	0.29
Hypertension1	0.92 (0.73–1.15)	0.48
Asthma1	1.09 (0.90–1.31)	0.36
Age (per 10 years)	0.94 (0.85–1.05)	0.26
Male gender	1.52 (1.28–1.81)	< 0.001

¹Reference group are those with not diagnosed with the comorbidity reported.