Table 3.

ORs of potential risk factors for ED attendance and emergency hospital admissions in the follow-up year (N=350)

Potential risk factor	DV=ED			DV=emergency admission
OR	95% CI	Significance	OR	95% CI	Significance
Age per 10 years	1.59	1.11–2.28	0.011	1.51	1.06–2.15	0.023
Number of physical QOF diagnoses	1.21	0.99–1.49	0.063	1.23	1.01–1.51	0.043
Severity of COPD	1.54	1.03–2.30	0.036	1.53	1.03–2.28	0.037
Used UC in the prebaseline yeara	2.37	1.36–4.14	0.002	2.05	1.08–3.89	0.028
HADS depression score ≥8	2.78	1.55–4.99	0.001	2.63	1.48–4.66	0.001

Notes: ^aUC, unscheduled care, ED attendance in prebaseline year for ED attendance in prospective year, and emergency admissions in prebaseline year for emergency admissions in the follow-up year.

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ED, emergency department; DV, dependent variable; QOF, Quality and Outcomes Framework.