Table 4.
Marginal effects of all cause readmissions after an inpatient stay among patients with diabetes on the general internal medicine service between 2013 and 2018
| % point change | Standard Error | 95% Confidence Limits | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower CL | Upper CL | ||||
| Diabetology Consult in 48 h | −2.9% | 2.0% | −6.7% | 1.0% | .144 |
| Age (y) | −0.2% | 0.0% | −0.2% | −0.1% | .000 |
| Female gender | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.0% | .025 |
| Severity of Illness at Admission | |||||
| Level 2 | 1.8% | 1.7% | −1.5% | 5.2% | .279 |
| Level 3 | 3.2% | 1.8% | −0.3% | 6.7% | .073 |
| Level 4 | 2.7% | 2.2% | −1.5% | 7.0% | .212 |
| Risk of Mortality at Admission | |||||
| Level 2 | 5.8% | 1.0% | 3.7% | 7.8% | .000 |
| Level 3 | 7.7% | 1.3% | 5.3% | 10.2% | .000 |
| Level 4 | 3.2% | 1.7% | −0.1% | 6.5% | .055 |
| Average POC BG | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .383 |
| BMI | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .337 |
| Consultation prior to admission | 0.4% | 8.0% | −15.3% | 16.1% | .959 |