Table 4.
Comorbidities
| Variable | Total Patients (n=58231) | Patients Without Readmission (n=53522) | Patients with Readmission (n=4709) | Odds Ratio | 99% CI | |||
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| # | (%) | # | (%) | # | (%) | |||
| Alcohol Abuse | ||||||||
| Yes | 2193 | 3.8 | 1948 | 3.6 | 245 | 5.2 | 1.45 | 1.22–1.74 |
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| Anemia | ||||||||
| Yes | 4527 | 7.8 | 3615 | 6.8 | 912 | 19.4 | 3.32 | 2.99–3.70 |
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| CHF | ||||||||
| Yes | 1592 | 2.7 | 1267 | 2.4 | 325 | 6.9 | 3.06 | 2.59–3.61 |
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| Chronic Lung Disease | ||||||||
| Yes | 7487 | 12.9 | 6595 | 12.3 | 892 | 18.9 | 1.66 | 1.50–1.84 |
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| Depression | ||||||||
| Yes | 3320 | 5.7 | 2953 | 5.5 | 367 | 7.8 | 1.45 | 1.25–1.68 |
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| Diabetes Mellitus | ||||||||
| Yes | 8254 | 14.2 | 7262 | 13.6 | 992 | 21.1 | 1.70 | 1.54–1.87 |
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| Hypertension | ||||||||
| Yes | 21924 | 37.7 | 19711 | 36.8 | 2213 | 47.0 | 1.52 | 1.41–1.65 |
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| Metastatic cancer | ||||||||
| Yes | 5883 | 10.1 | 5170 | 9.7 | 713 | 15.1 | 1.70 | 1.49–1.87 |
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| Obesity | ||||||||
| Yes | 5892 | 10.1 | 5438 | 10.2 | 454 | 9.6 | 0.94 | 0.83–1.08 |
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| Renal failure | ||||||||
| Yes | 2807 | 4.8 | 2266 | 4.2 | 541 | 11.5 | 2.94 | 2.66–3.24 |
Abbreviations: CHF = Congestive Heart Failure