Table 2.
Multivariate analysis of completed and uncompleted ED accesses
| Characteristics | Adjusted Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
| Age Group (yr.) | ||
| 0-4 | 3.679 | 2.535-5.339 |
| 5-14 | 3.423 | 2.299-5.096 |
| 15-24 | 3.058 | 2.267-4.125 |
| 25-34 | 2.445 | 1.813-3.297 |
| 35-44 | 3.282 | 2.475-4.352 |
| 45-54 | 3.036 | 2.292-4.021 |
| 55-64 | 2.031 | 1.485-2.778 |
| 65-74 | 1.570 | 1.120-2.201 |
| >74 | 1 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1 | |
| Female | 0.713 | 0.633-0.803 |
| Fast Track Pathway | ||
| Absent | 1 | |
| Present | 0.747 | 0.602-0.927 |
| Emergency Department | ||
| General | 1 | |
| Paediatrics | 0.593 | 0.437-0.805 |
| Obstetrics-Gynaecology | 0.284 | 0.193-0.416 |
| Day of Presentation | ||
| Sunday | 1 | |
| Monday | 0.749 | 0.589-0.951 |
| Tuesday | 0.798 | 0.643-0.990 |
| Wednesday | 0.759 | 0.611-0.942 |
| Thursday | 0.852 | 0.690-1.052 |
| Friday | 0.744 | 0.597-0.926 |
| Saturday | 0.805 | 0.653-0.993 |
| Month | ||
| January | 1 | |
| February | 0.822 | 0.632-1.070 |
| March | 0.755 | 0.561-1.016 |
| April | 1.175 | 0.752-1.837 |
| May | 1.102 | 0.707-1.720 |
| June | 1.152 | 0.746-1.781 |
| July | 0.914 | 0.551-1.517 |
| August | 0.830 | 0.496-1.389 |
| September | 0.763 | 0.476-1.222 |
| October | 0.815 | 0.512-1.298 |
| November | 0.824 | 0.517-1.311 |
| December | 0.731 | 0.520-1.029 |
| Season | ||
| Winter | 1 | |
| Spring | 0.840 | 0.581-1.214 |
| Summer | 0.729 | 0.473-1.124 |
| Fall | 0.763 | 0.524-1.111 |
| Daily Crowding | ||
| Very Low Affluence | 1 | |
| Low Affluence | 1.060 | 0.871-1.290 |
| Medium Affluence | 1.056 | 0.870-1.282 |
| High Affluence | 1.014 | 0.826-1.246 |
| Very High Affluence | 1.163 | 0.938-1.442 |
| Triage Category | ||
| 2-Urgent/Yellow | 1 | |
| 3-Semi-Urgent/Green | 1.906 | 1.586-2.289 |
| 4-Not Urgent/White | 2.941 | 2.405-3.596 |
| Psychiatric Consult | ||
| Absent | 1 | |
| Present | 6.161 | 4.821-7.873 |
| Mode of Referral | ||
| Referred by physician | 1 | |
| Own decision | 1.004 | 0.845-1.194 |
| Nationality | ||
| Italian | 1 | |
| Foreign | 1.695 | 1.493-1.924 |
| Type of Complaint | ||
| Trauma | 1 | |
| No Trauma | 1.109 | 0.957-1.285 |
| Time of Presentation | ||
| Night 00.00-05.59 | 1 | |
| Morning 6.00-11.59 | 0.673 | 0.547-0.827 |
| Afternoon 12.00-17.59 | 0.771 | 0.632-0.942 |
| Evening 18.00-23.59 | 0.867 | 0.707-1.063 |
ED: Emergency Department, yr.: years