TABLE 2—
Factors | Predetainment Acute Care Use, Adjusted RR (95% CI) | Planning to Use Acute Care After Release, Adjusted RR (95% CI) |
Age | 1.01 (0.97, 1.04) | 0.99 (0.95, 1.02) |
Female gender | . . . | 0.52 (0.20, 1.34) |
Smoking | 1.19 (0.89, 1.60) | . . . |
Very poor or poor self-rated health status | 0.88 (0.65, 1.19) | . . . |
Hypertension | . . . | 0.71 (0.55, 0.93) |
Any heart disease | 1.23 (0.95, 1.59) | 0.80 (0.53, 1.21) |
Cancer | 1.28 (0.92, 1.77) | . . . |
Chronic lung disease | . . . | 0.70 (0.4, 1.23) |
HIV | . . . | 1.59 (1.03, 2.47) |
Hepatitis C | 0.96 (0.74, 1.24) | . . . |
Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, senility, or serious memory problem | 1.20 (0.86, 1.67) | 0.69 (0.32, 1.48) |
Serious mental illness | 1.10 (0.85, 1.42) | . . . |
Functional impairment | 0.93 (0.69, 1.26) | . . . |
Persistent pain | 1.12 (0.83, 1.51) | . . . |
Persistent shortness of breath | 0.98 (0.71, 1.34) | 1.06 (0.61, 1.85) |
Recent fall(s) | 1.19 (0.88, 1.6) | . . . |
Problem alcohol use | . . . | 0.72 (0.55, 0.94) |
Homelessness | 1.42 (1.10, 1.83) | 0.90 (0.69, 1.18) |
Has primary care provider | . . . | 0.69 (0.53, 0.89) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; RR = relative risk.