Table 3. Multiple logistic regression analysis between the dependent variable (≥3 specialties) and the number of appointments, type of medical specialty, hospitalizations, intensive care unit admissions, and deaths.
OR | 95%CI | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of appointments/patient | |||
1-3 | 0.02 | 0.18-0.3 | <0.001 |
4-12 | 6.3 | 5.7-7.0 | <0.001 |
≥13 | 9.2 | 8.0-10.5 | <0.001 |
Type of medical specialty | |||
Cardiology | 5.3 | 4.5-6.1 | <0.001 |
Endocrinology | 2.8 | 2.6-3.1 | <0.001 |
Gastroenterology | 5,9 | 5.2-6.8 | <0.001 |
Genetics | 4.2 | 3.7-4.7 | <0.001 |
Hematology | 2.8 | 2.4-3.4 | <0.001 |
Hematopoietic cell Transplantation | 5.2 | 3.7-7.3 | <0.001 |
Hepatology | 4.5 | 4.0-5.1 | <0.001 |
Immunology and allergy | 2.7 | 2.3-3.1 | <0.001 |
Infectious disease | 7.0 | 6.4-7.8 | <0.001 |
Nephrology and renal Transplantation | 4.5 | 4.0-5.0 | <0.001 |
Neurology | 3.6 | 3.1-4.1 | <0.001 |
Nutrology | 6.9 | 5.6-8.4 | <0.001 |
Oncology | 1.0 | 0.9-1.2 | 0.92 |
Orthopedics | - | - | - |
Palliative and pain care | 7.4 | 5.7-9.7 | <0.001 |
Pediatric surgery and liver transplantation | 2.3 | 2.1-2.7 | <0.001 |
Pulmonology | 4.4 | 3.9-5.0 | <0.001 |
Psychiatry | 8.0 | 6.0-10.7 | <0.001 |
Rheumatology | 2.4 | 2.0-2.9 | <0.001 |
Others | - | - | - |
Day hospital clinic visits | 4.8 | 3.8-5.9 | <0.001 |
Emergency department visits | 3.2 | 2.9-3.5 | <0.001 |
≤2 | 1.9 | 1.7-2.1 | <0.001 |
3-6 | 3.4 | 2.9-3.9 | <0.001 |
≥7 | 7.1 | 5.5-9.2 | <0.001 |
Hospitalizations | 3.0 | 2.7-3.3 | <0.001 |
1 | 1.7 | 1.5-1.9 | <0.001 |
2 | 2.0 | 1.6-2.5 | <0.001 |
≥3 | 4.9 | 4.2-5.7 | <0.001 |
Intensive care unit admissions | 2.5 | 2.1-3.0 | <0.001 |
1 | 2.4 | 1.9-2.9 | <0.001 |
≥2 | 2.7 | 2.0-3.8 | <0.001 |
Deaths | 2.8 | 1.9-4.0 | <0.001 |
OR: Odds Ratio; 95%CI: confidence interval of 95%.