Table 1. Distribution of repeated readmissions according to clinical and organizational characteristics, Marches region.
| Variable | Repeated hospitalization rate | a p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | |||
| Gender | Male | 15,495 | 7.04 | * |
| Female | 11,132 | 5.12 | ||
| Age class | 18–44 | 3,118 | 3.99 | * |
| 45–64 | 5,881 | 6.60 | ||
| 65–79 | 10,921 | 7.05 | ||
| ≥80 | 6,707 | 5.82 | ||
| Marital status | Married | 14,178 | 6.55 | * |
| Separated/Divorced | 768 | 5.37 | ||
| Widowed | 2,413 | 6.79 | ||
| Single | 3,289 | 5.87 | ||
| Not known | 5,979 | 5.25 | ||
| Type of hospital | Geriatric acute care | 2,382 | 7.93 | |
| Other | 24,245 | 5.95 | ||
| Renal failure | Present | 1,412 | 8.26 | |
| Absent | 25,215 | 6.00 | ||
| Ischemia | Present | 2,515 | 6.92 | * |
| Absent | 24,112 | 6.01 | ||
| Diabetes | Present | 3,941 | 7.67 | |
| Absent | 22,686 | 5.88 | ||
| Hypertension | Present | 4,374 | 5.38 | |
| Absent | 22,253 | 6.25 | ||
| Number of previous admissions | 3 or more | 18,545 | 12.80 | * |
| Less than 3 | 8,082 | 2.76 | ||
| Living town deprivation index | 1 (most affluent) | 10,798 | 7.39 | * |
| 2 | 5,701 | 5.40 | ||
| 3 | 4,814 | 5.03 | ||
| 4 | 4,567 | 6.06 | ||
| 5 (most deprived) | 756 | 5.09 | ||
| Living | Home | 212 | 5.67 | |
| Nursing home | 26,415 | 6.09 | ||
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*<0.05