TABLE 3.
Characteristics of nTBI patients with ALC days and multivariate analysis of factors on propensity of ALC days, Ontario, 2007/08–2009/10 (total number of hospital episodes = 46,893)
| Characteristics | Any ALC Days | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALC | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | ||||
| N | % | |||||
| Overall | 6,556 | 14.0 | - | - | ||
| Age | ||||||
| 19–54 | 1,152 | 7.4 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| 55–64 | 1,184 | 12.3 | 1.59*** | 1.45 | 1.74 | |
| 65–74 | 1,520 | 15.7 | 2.08*** | 1.90 | 2.27 | |
| 75–84 | 1,893 | 21.8 | 3.12*** | 2.87 | 3.40 | |
| 85+ | 807 | 24.5 | 3.77*** | 3.40 | 4.18 | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 3,356 | 14.1 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| Female | 3,200 | 13.9 | 1.02 | 0.96 | 1.08 | |
| Charlson Co-morbidity Indexa | ||||||
| 0–1 (low) | 2,031 | 10.3 | 1.08*** | 1.07 | 1.10 | |
| 2–3 | 1,873 | 16.3 | ||||
| 4+ (high) | 2,652 | 17.0 | ||||
| Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Concordance | ||||||
| Yes | 5,552 | 14.8 | 1.22*** | 1.13 | 1.32 | |
| No | 1,004 | 10.8 | ||||
| Special-Care Days (days)a | ||||||
| None | 4,797 | 14.8 | 0.99** | 0.99 | 1.00 | |
| 1–2 | 360 | 5.5 | ||||
| 3–5 | 361 | 10.5 | ||||
| 6–11 | 423 | 17.8 | ||||
| 12+ | 615 | 28.1 | ||||
| Psychiatric Co-morbidity | ||||||
| Yes | 1,525 | 20.5 | 1.85*** | 1.73 | 1.99 | |
| No | 5,031 | 12.8 | ||||
| Length of Stay (excluding ALC days)a | ||||||
| <1 | <5 | - | 1.02*** | 1.02 | 1.02 | |
| 1–2 | 406 | 6.2 | ||||
| 3–5 | 855 | 6.8 | ||||
| 6–11 | 1,829 | 13.6 | ||||
| 12+ | 3,464 | 24.2 | ||||
| nTBI Diagnosis in MRDx | ||||||
| Yes | 2,527 | 12.8 | 1.12*** | 1.06 | 1.19 | |
| No | 4,029 | 14.8 | ||||
| Fiscal Year of Admission | ||||||
| 2007 | 1,937 | 12.8 | 1.00 | - | - | |
| 2008 | 2,156 | 14.0 | 1.07* | 1.00 | 1.15 | |
| 2009 | 2,463 | 15.1 | 1.19*** | 1.12 | 1.28 | |
Notes: a Odds ratio represents an increase in relative odds per 1 unit change in the variable
*
p <.05;
**
p <.01;
***
p <.001