Table 3.
Linear regression | Multiple regressiona | correctedb | ||||
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N (n) | β | p-value | β | p-value | p-value | |
Socio-demographic variables | ||||||
Age | 1420 | −0.08 | 0.003* | −0.01 | 0.678 | 0.673 |
Marital status (1 = not married) | 1423 (544) | −0.06 | 0.015* | −0.05 | 0.056 | 0.068 |
Initial clinical presentation | ||||||
Main diagnosis | 1364 | |||||
Cancerc | 73 | −0.15 | <0.001*** | −0.08 | 0.012* | 0.042* |
Cardiovascular diseasec | 363 | 0.06 | 0.022* | 0.02 | 0.468 | 0.438 |
Comorbidity | 1164 | |||||
COPDd | 28 | −0.08 | 0.004* | −0.04 | 0.188 | 0.209 |
Dementiad | 15 | −0.06 | 0.015* | −0.05 | 0.139 | 0.223 |
Diabetesd | 121 | −0.07 | 0.012* | −0.05 | 0.048* | 0.079 |
Cancerd | 157 | −0.15 | <0.001*** | −0.10 | 0.001** | 0.001* |
Renal failured | 303 | −0.08 | 0.001** | 0.01 | 0.845 | 0.847 |
Number of acute medical problems | 1298 | −0.13 | <0.001*** | −0.06 | 0.059 | 0.082 |
Course of illness | ||||||
Rehospitalisation (1 = yes) | 1460 (100) | −0.18 | <0.001*** | −0.13 | <0.001*** | <0.001*** |
Unplanned GP visit (1 = yes) | 1460 (51) | −0.15 | <0.001*** | −0.16 | <0.001*** | <0.001*** |
Discharge post-care institution (1 = yes) | 1419 (243) | −0.16 | <0.001*** | −0.14 | <0.001*** | <0.001*** |
Length of hospital stay | 1452 | −0.20 | <0.001*** | −0.12 | <0.001*** | <0.001*** |
β Standardized regression coefficient, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ED Emergency department, GP General practitioner
p < 0.05*, p < 0.01**, p < 0.001***
aR2 = 0.1371 (N = 1237)
bbootstrap analysis
call other diagnoses were used as dummy variables
dall other comorbidities were used as dummy variables