Table 2.

Random intercepts logistic regression analysis for the prediction of inappropriate ED attendance

Covariate	Estimate	SE	df	t-ratio	P value	OR	95% CI lower limit	95% CI upper limit
Sex	0.009916	0.3989	224	0.02	0.9802	10 100	04602	2.2166
Age	0.01659	0.02012	224	0.82	0.4104	1.0167	0.9772	1.0578
CHF	−1.1725	0.5210	224	−2.25	0.0254*	0.3096	0.1109	0.8643
CHA2DS2-VASc score	0.05266	0.3655	224	0.14	0.8856	1.0541	0.5129	2.1661
Warfarin	−0.7404	0.5062	224	−1.46	0.1448	0.4768	0.1758	1.2929
ED every AF episode	−0.4922	0.3582	224	−1.37	0.1708	0.6113	0.3018	1.2382
Number of prior ED visits	−0.1615	0.1169	224	−1.38	0.1684	0.8508	0.6757	1.0713
Main reason symptoms	−2.6879	1.0965	224	−2.45	0.0150*	0.06803	0.007839	0.5903
Main reason fear/anxiety	−1.4254	1.1700	224	−1.22	0.2244	0.2404	0.02397	2.4114
Advice healthcare	0.7571	0.9811	224	0.77	0.4411	2.1321	0.3085	14.7371

*Denotes significance p<0.05.

AF, atrial fibrillation; CHF, congestive heart failure; ED, emergency department.