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. 2016 Aug 24;16(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s12873-016-0097-y

Table 2.

Regression analyses of significant risk factors related to patients psychological distress 30 days after ED presentation

Logistic regression Multiple logistic regressiona
N (n) OR 95 % CI p-value OR 95 % CI p-value
Socio-demographic variables
 Gender (1 = female) 1571 (647) 1.36 1.10 1.67 0.004** 1.35 1.02 1.78 0.035*
 Marital status (1 = not married) 1536 (583) 1.43 1.16 1.77 0.001** 1.23 0.93 1.63 0.150
Initial clinical presentation
 Main diagnosis 1473
  Psychiatric disorder (inlc. intoxication)b 35 2.23 1.13 4.38 0.021* 1.37 0.53 3.57 0.521
  Musculoskeletal disorderb 74 1.68 1.05 2.68 0.030* 1.04 0.56 1.95 0.901
 Comorbidity 1266
  COPDc 32 1.53 1.03 2.28 0.035* 1.05 0.62 1.77 0.856
  Psychiatric disorderc 140 2.10 1.45 3.05 <0.001*** 1.63 1.08 2.62 0.021*
  Intoxicationc 96 1.51 1.04 2.19 0.029* 1.28 0.74 2.24 0.380
 Number of acute medical problems 1409 1.09 1.02 1.17 0.007** 1.03 0.95 1.12 0.479
Course of illness
 Rehospitalisation (1 = yes) 1575 (116) 2.06 1.41 3.01 <0.001*** 2.38 1.47 3.86 <0.001***
 Readmission ED (1 = yes) 1575 (61) 1.73 1.04 2.89 0.036* 0.78 0.39 1.57 0.483
 Unplanned visit at GP 1575 (54) 3.74 2.09 6.71 <0.001*** 4.75 2.57 8.80 <0.001***
 Discharge post-care institution (1 = yes) 1530 (291) 1.91 1.47 2.47 <0.001*** 1.47 1.03 2.09 0.033*
 Length of hospital stay 1239 1.04 1.02 1.06 <0.001*** 1.02 0.99 1.04 0.149

p < 0.05*, p < 0.01**, p < 0.001***

apseudoR2 = 0.0488 (N = 1344)

ball other diagnoses were used as dummy variables

call other comorbidities were used as dummy variables

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ED Emergency department, GP General practitioner