Table 3. Mixed-effects adjusted logistic regression model for odds that a patient with COVID-19, initially discharged home, would be readmitted to the hospital or emergency department.
| Characteristic | Unadjusted by readmission status | Readmission to ED/hospital | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not readmitted, n = 1,227 a | Readmitted, n = 129 a | OR | 95% CI | p -Value | |
| Gender (%) | |||||
| Female | 616 (50) | 66 (51) | |||
| Male | 611 (50) | 63 (49) | 1.04 | 0.72–1.51 | 0.84 |
| Age | 54 (17) | 55 (17) | 0.99 | 0.98–1.01 | 0.29 |
| Language (%) | |||||
| English | 663 (54) | 87 (67) | |||
| Spanish | 443 (36) | 32 (25) | 0.83 | 0.42–1.66 | 0.60 |
| Not available/other (%) | 121 (9.9) | 10 (7.8) | 0.89 | 0.43–1.84 | 0.76 |
| Race (%) | |||||
| Black or African American | 215 (18) | 26 (20) | |||
| White | 441 (36) | 66 (51) | 1.17 | 0.71–1.95 | 0.54 |
| Not available /other | 571 (47) | 37 (29) | 0.65 | 0.35–1.18 | 0.16 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 499 (41) | 39 (30) | |||
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 619 (50) | 86 (67) | 1.12 | 0.57–2.23 | 0.74 |
| Other/not available | 109 (8.9) | 4 (3.1) | 0.34 | 0.11–1.10 | 0.073 |
| Length of stay | 5.0 (3.0–8.0) | 4.0 (2.0–8.0) | 1.02 | 0.99–1.04 | 0.16 |
| Required ICU | 311 (25) | 34 (26) | 0.92 | 0.58–1.47 | 0.73 |
| Median income by zip code | |||||
| 4,836–41,406.5 | 589 (48) | 44 (34) | |||
| 41,406.5–51,897 | 325 (26) | 39 (30) | 1.45 | 0.90–2.31 | 0.13 |
| 51,897–65,903.5 | 191 (16) | 27 (21) | 1.60 | 0.93–2.74 | 0.089 |
| 65,903.5–244,671 | 116 (9.5) | 18 (14) | 1.65 | 0.87–3.13 | 0.12 |
| Non-U.S., invalid, or missing | 6 (0.5) | 1 (0.8) | 2.05 | 0.23–18.2 | 0.52 |
| Program status | |||||
| RPM not ordered | 954 (78) | 107 (83) | |||
| RPM ordered not enrolled | 62 (5.1) | 8 (6.2) | 1.11 | 0.51–2.41 | 0.79 |
| RPM ordered enrolled | 211 (17) | 14 (11) | 0.54 | 0.30–0.97 | 0.039 |
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; ICU, intensive care unit; OR, odds ratio; IQR, interquartile range; RPM, Remote Patient Monitoring; SD, standard deviation; US, United States.
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Statistics presented: n (%); mean (SD); median (IQR).