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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Diabetes Complications. 2017 May 5;31(8):1332–1339. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.04.021

Table 3. DERRI-CVD™ predictors of all-cause 30d readmission in training sample.

Predictor Odds Ratio (95% CI) P value
Home zip code <5 miles from hospital 1.52 (1.25-1.85) <0.001
Employment status (vs. Employed)
 Unemployed 1.37 (0.99-1.89) 0. 056
 Retired 1.45 (1.08-1.94) 0.012
 Disabled 1.61 (1.16-2.24) 0.004
Education level (vs. College graduate)
 Less than high school 1.15 (0.85-1.56) 0 .36
 Any high school 1.43 (1.14-1.81) 0.002
 Some college 1.38 (1.01-1.88) 0.044
Pre -admission metformin 0.79 (0.64-0.97) 0.022
Pre-admission sulfonylurea 1.28 (1.04-1.59) 0.022
Macrovascular complicationsa, # (vs. 0)
 2 1.27 (1.07-1.51) 0. 008
 3 1.42 (1.11-1.81) 0.005
 4 1.22 (0.79-1.90) 0.37
Log (admission serum creatinine) 1.23 (1.07-1.41) 0.004
Serum albumin (vs. >4 g/dL)
 Low, <4 g/dL 1.23 (1.03-1.46) 0. 021
Schizophrenia or mood disorder, current or prior 1.31 (1.07-1.60) 0.008
Discharged within 90 days before admission 2.00 (1.69-2.36) <0.001
a

Coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke, peripheral vascular disease;

DERRI-CVD, diabetes early readmission risk index-cardiovascular disease