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. 2013 Nov 6;13:120. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-120

Table 4.

Association of single morbidity and morbidity clusters with ER visits in women

Model 1 single morbidity Model 2 morbidity clusters
Predictors
OR (95% CI); p
Predictors
OR (95% CI); p
Low working status
reference
Cluster 3
1.5 (1.1-2); 0.021
Middle working status
2.2 (1.1-4.1); 0.018
No. of GP visits
1.4 (1.2-1.6); <0.001
High working status
3.5 (1.1-11.3); 0.036
 
 
Heart failure
3 (1.3-6.9); 0.01
 
 
Arrhythmia
2.2 (1–4.8); 0.05
 
 
Diabetes
0.3 (0.1-0.9); 0.027
 
 
No. of GP visits
1.3 (1.1-1.6); <0.001
 
 
Nagelkerke R2 0.219 Nagelkerke R2 0.143

Odds Ratios (ORs) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) in parentheses and p-value are shown.

GP: General Practioner;

Cluster3: myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, heart failure, COPD/asthma, and osteoporosis.

Predictors excluded in model 1: type of housing, marital status, level of education, no. of used assistive tecknology, no. of used assistance service, self-rated health, hyperlipidemia, thrombosis/PVD, hypertension, stroke, urinary incontinence, osteoarthritis, myocardial infarction, COPD/asthma, osteoporosis, malignancy, thyroid dysfunction, dementia, and affective disorder.

Predictors excluded in model 2: type of housing, marital status, level of education, working status, no. of used assistive tecknology, no. of used assistance service, self-rated health, Cluster 1, Cluster 2, Cluster 4, and Cluster 5.