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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Oct 4.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2007 Jun;22(6):543–548. doi: 10.1002/gps.1712

Table 4.

Predictors of hospitalization for Parkinson’s disease patients*

Independent variables Odds Ratio (95% CI) p
Model 1: all cause of hospitalization
 Depression 1.50 (1.40-1.60) <0.0001
 Psychosis 2.99 (2.88-3.36) <0.0001
 Dementia 4.19 (3.91-4.50) <0.0001
 CVA 2.97 (2.75-3.22) <0.0001
 CHF 3.11 (2.85-3.39) <0.0001
 Diabetes 1.49 (1.40-1.60) <0.0001
 COPD 2.61 (2.41-2.82) <0.0001
Model 2: medical hospitalization
 Depression 1.34 (1.25-1.44) <0.0001
 Psychosis 1.75 (1.61-1.90) <0.0001
 Dementia 2.87 (2.66-3.09) <0.0001
 CVA 2.76 (2.54-2.99) <0.0001
 CHF 3.38 (3.10-3.69) <0.0001
 Diabetes 1.63 (1.52-1.74) <0.0001
 COPD 2.61 (2.41-2.83) <0.0001
Model 3: psychiatric hospitalization
 Depression 2.14 (1.83-2.51) <0.0001
 Psychosis 18.53 (15.64-21.95) <0.0001
 Dementia 3.06 (2.59-3.61) <0.0001
 CVA 1.37 (1.12-1.67) 0.0018
 CHF 0.86 (1.67-1.12) 0.2631
 Diabetes 1.18 (0.997-1.40) 0.0543
 COPD 1.65 (1.37-1.98) <0.0001

CVA = Cerebrovascular accidents; CHF = Congestive heart failure; COPD = Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

*

Multivariate logistic regression models adjusted for age, race, marital status.