TABLE 3—
Types of Treatment and Studies Among Homeless and Nonhomeless Emergency Department Patients in France: 2015
| Variable | Nonhomeless (n = 211), No. (%) or Median (IQR) | Homeless (n = 211), No. (%) or Median (IQR) | OR or Mean Difference (95% CI) |
| Clinical examination | 199 (94.4) | 194 (92.0) | 0.69 (0.32, 1.48) |
| Any diagnostic investigation | 141 (66.8) | 131 (62.1) | 0.81 (0.55, 1.21) |
| Radiological examination | |||
| Any | 89 (42.2) | 70 (33.2) | 0.68 (0.46, 1.01) |
| X-ray or ultrasonography | 73 (34.6) | 55 (26.1) | |
| CT scan or MRI | 29 (13.8) | 22 (10.5) | |
| Biology | 86 (40.8) | 80 (37.5) | 0.87 (0.59, 1.29) |
| ECG | 53 (25.1) | 54 (25.6) | 1.03 (0.66, 1.59) |
| Specialty consultation | |||
| Any | 61 (29.4) | 51 (24.2) | 0.77 (0.50, 1.19) |
| Medical | 29 (13.7) | 22 (10.4) | |
| Surgical | 23 (11.1) | 7 (3.3) | |
| Psychiatric | 11 (5.2) | 11 (5.2) | |
| Treatment in ED | |||
| Any | 99 (46.9) | 113 (53.5) | 1.14 (0.94, 1.38) |
| Oral | 53 (25.1) | 55 (26.1) | |
| IM or IV | 48 (22.7) | 67 (31.7) | |
| Waiting time in ED, min (n = 408) | 57 (27–104) | 57 (29–115) | −4.9 (-11.9, 20.1) |
| Length of stay in ED, h | 3.3 (1.7–5.1) | 5.1 (1.9–8.3) | 1.9 (0.77, 3.10) |
| Discharged from ED (n = 422) | 173 (81.2) | 161 (75.6) | 0.72 (0.45, 1.14) |
| ICU admission | 2 (0.9) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.14, 7.17) |
| Length of stay in hospital, days in admitted patients | 2 (1–8) | 3 (1–5) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; CT = computerized tomography; ECG = electrocardiogram; ED = emergency department; IM = intramuscular; IQR = interquartile range; IV = intravenous; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; OR = odds ratio. The total sample size was n = 422.