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. 2018 Sep 6;9(5):603–611. doi: 10.1007/s41999-018-0101-z

Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression of readmission risk, controlled for age and sex

All (N = 484) Male (n = 202) Female (n = 282)
B (SE) p Odds ratio 95% CI B (SE) p Odds ratio B (SE) p Odds ratio
Age 0.191 (0.119) 0.108 1.211 0.959–1.530 0.195 (0.193) 0.314 1.215 0.206 (0.158) 0.194 1.675
Sex (male) 0.612 (0.221) 0.006 1.843 1.194–2.845
Responsibility 0.159 (0.111) 0.154 1.172 0.942–1.448 0.063 (0.166) 0.703 1.065 0.266 (0.155) 0.085 1.768
Feelings of loneliness (yes) − 0.320 (0.342) 0.350 0.726 0.371–1.421 − 0.122 (0.618) 0.843 0.885 − 0.242 (0.430) 0.785 1.824
Number of illnesses 0.201 (0.120) 0.094 1.223 0.967–1.547 − 0.125 (0.196) 0.594 0.901 0.462 (0.161) 0.004 2.176
Self-rated health − 0.205 (0.128) 0.109 0.815 0.634–1.047 − 0.233 (0.186) 0.209 0.792 − 0.182 (0.183) 0.321 1.194
Life satisfaction − 0.136 (0.121) 0.259 0.872 0.688–1.101 0.055 (0.187) 0.767 1.057 − 0.320 (0.167) 0.056 1.008
Fall in the last 12 month (yes) − 0.558 (0.218) 0.039 0.573 0.329–0.997 − 0.684 (0.487) 0.161 0.505 − 0.509 (0.366) 0.164 1.230

R2  = 0.110 (Cox & Snell), σ 147 (Nagelkerke), Model χ2 = 44.810, p = < 0.001