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. 2014 Mar 20;9(3):e90297. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090297

Table 3. Predictors of readmission, length of stay and charge (regression analyses).

Readmission (yes/no) (n = 244) annual LOS (ln) (n = 244) Charge/day (ln) (n = 242) Total charge (ln) (n = 242)
Predictor Exp(B) S.E. Sig. B S.E. Sig. B S.E. Sig. B S.E. Sig.
Age 0.99 0.02 0.11 0.01 0.01 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.73 0.01 0.00 0.07
Sex 1.14 0.46 0.67 −0.05 0.12 0.67 −0.05 0.03 0.13 −0.10 0.12 0.41
Payer 2.47 0.44 0.01 0.31 0.12 0.01 0.22 0.04 <.01 0.54 0.12 <0.01
Diagnosis
- SMD 1.98 0.52 0.70 0.14 0.12 0.70 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.21 0.12 0.08
- CMD & other 1.63 0.70 0.24 0.06 0.16 0.24 0.02 0.05 0.62 0.09 0.16 0.56
Employed 2.22 0.49 0.06 −0.21 0.11 0.06 −0.03 0.03 0.37 −0.24 0.11 0.03
Log likelihood or R2 LL = 156 R2 = 0.04 R2 = 0.15 R2 = 0.10

Reference group for diagnosis is substance use disorder.