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. 1998 May 2;316(7141):1348–1351. doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7141.1348

Table 3.

Relative risk of being admitted to nursing home, acute hospital, or emergency room during follow up

Place of admission Intervention (n=99) Control (n=100) Hazard ratio (95% CI) P value
Nursing home 10 15 0.81 (0.57 to 1.16) 0.3
Acute hospital 36 51 0.74 (0.56 to 0.97) <0.05
Nursing home or hospital 38 58 0.69 (0.53 to 0.91) <0.01
Emergency room  6 17 0.64 (0.48 to 0.85)  <0.025