Table 5.
Differences and risks for recurrent emergency department (ED) visits.
| ED patients with two or three visits/year N = 132 |
ED patients with ≥ 4 visits/year N = 45 |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI, p-value) | Adjusted OR (95% CI, p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single status (%) | 72 (54.5%) | 31 (68.9%) | 1.8 (0.9–3.8, p = 0.10) | 2.2 (1.1–4.8, p = 0.045) |
| Unemployed (%) | 46 (34.8%) | 22 (48.9%) | 1.7 (0.9–3.5, p = 0.10) | 1.8 (0.9–3.6, p = 0.16) |
| No profession/vocation (%) | 26 (19.7%) | 14 (31.1%) | 1.8 (0.9–3.9, p = 0.12) | 2.0 (0.9–4.4, p = 0.09) |
| General physician available (%) | 65 (49.2%) | 30 (66.7%) | 2.0 (1.01–4.2, p = 0.045) | 2.1 (1.1–4.4, p = 0.043) |
| Regular psychiatric outpatient visits (%) | 42 (31.8%) | 16 (35.6%) | 1.2 (0.6–2.4, p = 0.65) | 1.3 (0.6–2.7, p = 0.54) |
| Unadjusted difference (95% CI, p-value) | Adjusted difference (95% CI, p-value) | |||
| Number of ED visits during 8 am to 5 pm | 1 (0–2) | 3 (2–4) | 1.5 (1.0–1.9, p < 0.001) | 1.5 (1.1–1.9, p < 0.001) |
| Number of ED visits during 5 to 11 pm | 1 (0–1) | 2 (1–3) | 1.3 (0.9–1.7, p < 0.001) | 1.3 (0.9–1.7, p < 0.001) |
| Number of ED visits during 11 pm to 8 am | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–3) | 1.3 (0.8–1.8, p < 0.001) | 1.4 (0.9–1.9, p < 0.001) |
ED, emergency department; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Results were presented as median (25th–75th percentile). Results are adjusted for age sex, regular drug consumption and known domestic violence in the past.