Table 3.
Effect of socio-demographic and clinical variables in childhood/adolescence on readmission in adulthood: results of multiple logistic regressiona
| Odds ratio | 95 % confidence interval | Wald | df | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at last admission to CAP | 29.87 | 1 | <0.001 | ||
| <13 years (reference group) | 1.000 | ||||
| ≥13 years | 3.661 | 2.299–5.830 | 29.87 | 1 | <0.001 |
| Gender | 1.64 | 1 | 0.201 | ||
| Male (reference group) | 1.000 | ||||
| Female | 0.817 | 0.599–1.114 | 1.64 | 1 | 0.201 |
| Number of admissions to CAP | 11.77 | 2 | 0.003 | ||
| One (reference group) | 1.000 | ||||
| 2–9 | 1.380 | 1.003–1.897 | 3.91 | 1 | 0.048 |
| ≥10 | 2.219 | 1.392–3.537 | 11.55 | 1 | 0.001 |
| Diagnostic group | 3.44 | 2 | 0.179 | ||
| Internalizing disorders | 1.000 | ||||
| Externalizing disorders | 0.677 | 0.426–1.075 | 1 | 0.098 | |
| Others | 1.085 | 0.761–1.547 | 1 | 0.378 |
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avariables not included in the model: age at first admission to CAP (Wald = 2.53, d.f. = 1, p = 0.112) and cumulative duration of hospitalizations (Wald = 0.49, d.f. = 2, p = 0.781)