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. 2019 Nov 25;38:e2018101. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2020/38/2018101

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%.