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. 2015 Sep 30;4:926. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.7135.1

Table 2. Univariate tests for clinical factors.

Clinical factors Readmitted
N=77
Not readmitted
N=291
p
n % n %
PFU status 1.000 f
-    Ordinary 74 96.1 280 96.2
-    Target 3 3.9 11 3.8
Primary psychiatric diagnosis 0.017 f
-    Cognitive disorders 26 33.8 111 38.2
-    Depressive disorders 18 23.4 103 35.4
-    Bipolar disorders 3 3.9 12 4.1
-    Psychotic disorders 29 37.6 56 19.2
-    Others 1 1.3 9 3.1
Psychiatric comorbidities 0.149 c
-    Present 20 26.0 54 18.6
-    Absent 57 74.0 237 81.4
MMSE scores 0.518 f
-    Less than 10 14 18.2 36 12.4
-    11–20 24 31.1 95 32.6
-    21–26 13 16.9 55 18.9
-    Over 26 4 5.2 29 10.0
-    Not documented 22 28.6 76 26.1
Referral to other disciplines 0.001 c
-    Yes 42 54.5 215 73.9
-    No 35 45.5 76 26.1
History of suicidal behaviors 0.002 c
-    Yes 29 37.7 60 20.6
-    No 48 62.3 231 79.4
History of violence <0.001 c
-    Yes 28 36.4 30 10.3
-    No 49 63.6 261 89.7
Median IQR Median IQR
Length of inpatient stay (days) 30 17–68.5 26 12–50 0.050 m
Number of physical illnesses 2 1–4 2 1–3 0.775 m
Number of previous admissions 1 0–4 0 0–0 <0.001 m

cChi-squared test, fFisher’s exact test, mMann Whitney U test

PFU priority follow-up, MMSE Mini-mental State Examination, IQR interquartile range