Table 4.
Logistic regression analysis of inappropriate admission of the elderly (n=230)
| Variable | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI)* |
| County (ref: Yilong)† | ||
| Huining | 1.60 (0.63 to 4.06) | 0.67 (0.21 to 2.07) |
| Dingyuan | 6.33 (2.63 to 15.25) | 9.74 (3.30 to 28.41) |
| Weiyuan | 3.21 (1.29 to 7.98) | 3.36 (1.08 to 10.46) |
| Age (years)† | 0.99 (0.95 to 1.03) | 0.94 (0.90 to 0.99) |
| Gender (ref: male)† | 0.64 (0.36 to 1.14) | 0.49 (0.25 to 2.98) |
| Department (ref: internal medicine)† | ||
| Surgery | 0.47 (0.18 to 1.20) | 0.21 (0.07 to 0.61) |
| Others | 1.65 (0.55 to 4.96) | 1.49 (0.35 to 6.27) |
| RTDAR (ref: no doubt)† | ||
| Doubt | 0.17 (0.02 to 1.38) | 0.07 (0.01 to 0.76) |
| Expected | 1.29 (0.66 to 2.52) | 0.87 (0.39 to 1.96) |
| Family requirements | 1.69 (0.49 to 5.89) | 1.48 (0.34 to 6.34) |
| Others | 2.32 (0.68 to 7.89) | 4.14 (0.94 to 18.24) |
| Affordability (ref: difficult)‡ | ||
| Reluctantly | 2.73 (1.27 to 5.87) | 1.69 (0.68 to 4.20) |
| Complete | 3.09 (1.42 to 6.73) | 2.84 (1.13 to 7.17) |
Note, forward stepwise: αentry=0.1，αremoval=0.15
*Logistic regression analysis p<0.05.
†Adjusted for all other covariates listed in the table.
‡Univariate regression analysis p<0.05.
AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR; RTDAR, response to doctor’s admission request.