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. 2019 Oct 3;26(12):1427–1436. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocz171

Table 1.

Visits associated with each variable value used in the clinical order prediction model

Category Variable ED
UCC 1
UCC 2
n % n % n %
Acuity High 37 341 58.53 18 621 36.28 5794 22.69
Low 26 457 41.47 32 702 63.72 19 741 77.31
Age 16-24 y 740 1.16 7 0.01 5 0.02
25-44 y 9492 14.85 9028 17.56 4149 16.25
45-64 y 20 571 32.19 15 119 29.41 6897 27.01
65-74 y 16 391 25.65 14 492 28.19 7088 27.76
75+ y 16 712 26.15 12 768 24.83 7396 28.96
Complaint concept (top 5) Pain 18 010 28.00 9433 17.89 7192 27.15
Chest 3606 5.61 1627 3.08 749 2.83
Shortness of breath 3400 5.29 1009 1.91 431 1.63
Abdomen 3243 5.04 677 1.28 447 1.69
Chest pain 2841 4.42 761 1.44 507 1.91
Sex Male 59 259 92.73 47 363 92.12 23 193 90.83
Female 4647 7.27 4051 7.88 2342 9.17
Order history (top 5) Creatinine eGFR panel 18 902 29.58 9569 18.61 2093 8.20
Glucose 18 898 29.57 9549 18.57 2086 8.17
Urea nitrogen 18 898 29.57 9567 18.61 2088 8.18
Electrolyte panel 18 881 29.54 9611 18.69 2090 8.18
CBC with diff (BHS) 18 796 29.41 9524 18.52 1607 6.29
Problem list (top 5) Health status factors 42 639 72.19 36 830 76.29 17 892 75.32
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue 40 431 68.45 31 428 65.10 16 283 68.55
Endocrine, nutrition, metabolic 39 877 67.52 31179 64.58 14 947 62.92
Circulatory system 39 526 66.92 29 106 60.29 13 708 57.71
Mental diseases and disorders 34 813 58.94 33 684 69.77 16 119 67.86
Shift Day 37 850 59.23 35 427 68.91 24 931 97.63
Evening 19 786 30.96 11 070 21.53 184 0.72
Night 6270 9.81 4917 9.56 420 1.64
Source of arrival (top 5) Nonreferred 17 421 82.30 23 097 80.64 6179 87.97
Offsite clinic 1442 6.81 0 0.00 56 0.80
Other 1112 5.25 0 0.00 0 0.00
Onsite clinic 463 2.19 769 2.68 506 7.20
Offsite nursing home 268 1.27 0 0.00 0 0.00
Vital signs Pulse oximetry normal 57 687 98.64 46 392 99.19 22 765 99.31
Systolic normal 48 294 81.80 40 820 85.01 19 388 83.96
Pulse normal 47 193 79.85 38 906 81.01 18 834 81.36
Diastolic normal 46 638 79.03 37 730 78.60 18 772 81.36
Respiration normal 45 737 77.50 44 008 91.79 20 140 87.34
No pain 24 714 42.42 23 232 48.85 7462 32.67
Temperature normal 17 632 30.08 11 905 25.06 7561 33.05

BHS: Boston Healthcare System; CBC: complete blood count; ED: emergency department; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; UCC: urgent care center.