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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Cardiol. 2015 Dec 2;117(4):501–507. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.11.034

Table 2.

Crude and Adjusted Odds Ratios of Readmission for Variables Associated with Readmission within 30 days: TRACE-CORE, 2011–2013

Factor Associated with Readmission Crude Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval Multivariable Adjusted* Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Prior Coronary Intervention 2.09 1.38, 3.16 2.05 1.34, 3.16
Prior Chronic Kidney Disease 2.36 1.47, 3.79 1.89 1.15, 3.10
Minimum Serum Sodium** 0.90 0.86, 0.95 0.91 0.86, 0.97
Current Smoking 0.31 0.11, 0.87 0.25 0.09, 0.72
Low Health Literacy 1.83 1.21, 2.75 1.75 1.14, 2.69
*

From the enhanced model adjusting for all factors associated with readmission with a p <0.1.

**

Each 1 mEg/L higher in minimum serum sodium (mEq/L) was associated with a 9% lower adjusted odds of 30-day readmission.