Table 4.
Factors Associated with 30-Day Readmission in Patients who Perceived Low Risks of Readmission (N = 501)
| Variables | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.99 (0.98–1.01) | 0.373 | - | - |
| Female | 1.46 (0.82–2.60) | 0.196 | - | - |
| Non-white | 1.36 (0.82–2.25) | 0.238 | - | - |
| H.S. or less education | 1.42 (0.74–2.72) | 0.295 | - | - |
| Not currently working | 1.68 (0.97–2.91) | 0.064 | - | - |
| Insurance status (ref: currently insured) | ||||
| Medicaid only | 1.03 (0.30–3.53) | 0.964 | ||
| Uninsured | 0.48 (0.06–4.20) | 0.508 | ||
| Marital status (ref: currently married) | ||||
| Never married | 1.88 (1.06–3.33) | 0.030 | 1.79 (0.98–3.27) | 0.060 |
| Divorced | 0.56 (0.27–1.16) | 0.119 | 0.54 (0.26–1.13) | 0.100 |
| Widowed | 2.71 (1.64–4.47) | <0.001 | 2.69 (1.60–4.51) | <0.001 |
| Social support | 0.99 (0.94–1.04) | 0.638 | - | - |
| Life stressors | 0.99 (0.89–1.11) | 0.886 | - | - |
| CES-D symptoms | 1.01 (0.96–1.07) | 0.688 | - | - |
| Self-efficacy | 1.11 (0.94–1.32) | 0.218 | - | - |
| Inadequate health literacy | 1.09 (0.57–2.08) | 0.786 | - | - |
| Current or past smoker | 0.97 (0.60–1.57) | 0.901 | - | - |
| Current drinker | 0.71 (0.48–1.05) | 0.085 | - | - |
| Medication nonadherence | 0.99 (0.59–1.68) | 0.976 | - | - |
| Poor self-rated health | 1.67 (1.01–2.78) | 0.048 | - | - |
| Any ADL limitations | 1.24 (0.75–2.05) | 0.401 | - | - |
| Body mass index | 0.97 (0.94–1.01) | 0.172 | - | - |
| Hypertension | 1.09 (0.67–1.79) | 0.726 | - | - |
| Diabetes | 0.63 (0.36–1.11) | 0.112 | - | - |
| Heart Failure | 1.13 (0.66–1.94) | 0.651 | - | - |
| Acute MI | 0.78 (0.32–1.90) | 0.587 | - | - |
| Atrial fibrillation | 0.89 (0.55–1.47) | 0.658 | - | - |
| Stroke | 1.08 (0.52–2.24) | 0.832 | - | - |
| Difficulty in accessing to care | 1.91 (1.09–3.34) | 0.023 | 1.89 (1.07–3.33) | 0.028 |
| Length of stay | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 0.022 | - | - |
| Any admissions in the past year | 1.47 (0.94–2.32) | 0.095 | - | - |
Abbreviations: ADL: Activities of Daily Living; CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression; CI: Confidence Interval; H.S.: High school; MI: Myocardial infarction; OR: Odds ratio; SD: Standard deviation.
Note: P values are based on logistic regression models for both unadjusted and adjusted OR. Results from the adjusted model were derived using backward stepwise-selection procedures.