Table 3.
Bivariate Cox Regression Model of Time to Discharge
| Variable | Hazard ratio* (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|
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| Patient Variables | ||
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| Age (for every additional 1 year of age) |
.95 (.86, 1.06) | .39 |
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| Gender | ||
| Male | 1 (reference) | .45 |
| Female | .84 (.54, 1.31) | |
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| Prior Concussions | ||
| No | 1 (reference) | .70 |
| Yes | .90 (.54, 1.5) | |
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| Past Medical History | ||
| No | 1 (reference) | .61 |
| Yes | 1.11 (.74, 1.67) | |
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| Family History | ||
| No | 1 (reference) | .55 |
| Yes | .88 (.58, 1.33) | |
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| Injury-related Variables | ||
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| Mechanism of Injury | ||
| Non-sport | 1 (reference) | .35 |
| Sport | .82 (.54, 1.24) | |
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| Loss of Consciousness | ||
| No | 1 (reference) | .54 |
| Yes | 1.2 (.68, 2.12) | |
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| Post-traumatic Amnesia | ||
| No | 1 (reference) | .16 |
| Yes | 1.39 (.88, 2.19) | |
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| Clinical Variables | ||
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| # of Physical Symptoms at initial evaluation (for each additional symptom) (10 total) |
.73 (.65, .83) | <.001 |
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| # of Cognitive Symptoms at initial evaluation (for each additional symptom) (4 total) |
.74 (.58, .94) | .01 |
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| # of Mood Symptoms at initial evaluation (for each additional symptom) (4 total) |
.73 (.55, .97) | .03 |
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| # of Sleep Symptoms at initial evaluation (for each additional symptom) (4 total) |
.61 (.44, .84) | .003 |
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| # of Symptom Domains at initial evaluation (for each additional domain) (4 total) |
.70 (.60, .82) | <.001 |
Hazard ratio <1 indicates a lower chance of discharge from specialty concussion care at any given number of days post-injury