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. 2016 May 25;4(2):E240–E248. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20150087

Table 5: Multivariable regression for hospital admission after emergency department presentation.

Variable No. hospital admissions No. visits % (95% CI) Adjusted* OR (95% CI)
HIV status
   Non-HIV 3703 38 670 9.6 (9.3-9.9) 1.00
   HIV 1513 9670 15.6 (14.9-16.4) 1.55 (1.43-1.69)
Income quintile
   5 (highest) 746 7055 10.6 (9.9-11.3) 1.00
   4 728 7310 10.0 (9.3-10.6) 0.96 (0.85-1.08)
   3 891 8455 10.5 (9.9-11.2) 0.98 (0.87-1.10)
   2 1115 10 530 10.6 (10.0-11.2) 0.98 (0.88-1.09)
   1 (lowest) 1681 14 506 11.6 (11.1-12.1) 1.00 (0.90-1.11)
Residence
   Urban  4906 44 352 11.1 (10.8-11.4) 1.00
   Rural  306 3926 7.8 (7.0-8.6) 1.13 (0.97-1.32)
Aggregated diagnosis groups
   0-5 2717 30 728 8.8 (8.5-9.2) 1.00
   6-9 1523 11 901 12.8 (12.2-13.4) 1.31 (1.22-1.41)
    10 976 5711 17.1 (16.1-18.1) 1.69 (1.53-1.87)
CTAS score 
   Nonurgent 23 2326 1.0 (0.6-1.4) 1.00
   Less urgent 260 15 153 1.7 (1.5-1.9) 1.84 (1.25-2.70)
   Urgent 2329 21 222 11.0 (10.6-11.4) 12.08 (8.31-17.57)
   Emergent 2396 9195 26.1 (25.2-27.0) 34.38 (23.60-50.09)
   Resuscitation 199 328 60.7 (55.4-66.0) 156.73 (101.34-236.9)
Emergency department volume
   Low  175 2316 7.6 (6.5-8.6) 1.00
   Medium 753 8656 8.7 (8.1-9.3) 0.63 (0.52-0.77)
   High 4288 37 368 11.5 (11.2-11.8) 0.61 (0.50-0.74)
Teaching hospital
   No 3112 31 914 9.8 (9.4-10.1) 1.00
   Yes 2104 16 426 12.8 (12.3-13.3) 1.12 (1.04-1.20)

Note: CI = confidence interval, CTAS = Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale, OR = odds ratio.

*Adjusted for HIV status, neighborhood income quintile, urban versus rural residence, number of primary care visits in the past year and comorbidity burden in the past year, CTAS score, emergency department volume and teaching versus nonteaching hospital.