Table 2.

Odds ratio (OR) analysis of significant patient demographics, severity of injury, psychosocial factors, and clinical information for individuals with one and multiple readmissions

Variable	1 Readmission OR Point Estimate* (95% CI)	Multiple Readmissions OR Point Estimate* (95% CI)
Demographics
Occupation: Unemployed/ retired vs. Working	1.11 (0.66-1.84)	2.23 (1.18-4.22)
Occupation: Student vs. Working	0.49 (0.23-1.07)	0.97 (0.42-2.27)
Severity of Injury
Type of wheelchair: Manual wheelchair vs. No wheelchair use	1.95 (1.26-3.01)	1.73 (1.00-2.99)
Type of wheelchair: Power assist wheelchair vs. No wheelchair use	0.83 (0.17-4.01)	0.63 (0.07-5.51)
Type of wheelchair: Power wheelchair vs. No wheelchair use	1.83 (0.43-1.59)	2.04 (1.11-3.72)
Psychosocial Factors
Depression: No vs. Yes	0.51 (0.27-0.98)	0.22 (0.11-0.44)
Primary caregiver: No one vs. Hired caregiver	2.4S (0.67-8.94)	0.66 (0.07-6.03)
Primary caregiver: Family/ significant other vs. Hired caregiver	2.24 (1.14-4.41)	1.49 (0.63-2.55)
Caregiver trained at rehab: No vs. Yes	0.48 (0.27-0.88)	0.51 (0.23-1.14)
Primary payer: Medicare vs. Private insurance	1.40 (0.64-3.03)	1.44 (0.53-3.91)
Primary payer: Medicaid vs. Private insurance	1.20 (0.75-1.91)	1.42 (0.79-2.58)
Primary payer: Worker’s compensation vs. Private insurance	0.80 (0.44-1.45)	2.25 (1.09-4.62)
Clinical Information
FIM Motor at admission	0.99 (0.98-1.02)	0.99 (0.97-1.03)
FIM Motor at discharge	1.02 (1.00-1.03)	1.02 (0.99-1.04)
FIM Motor 1 year follow-up	0.96 (0.95-0.98)	0.96 (0.94-0.98)
Physical therapy total hours	0.99 (0.98-0.99)	0.98 (0.96-0.99)

^*Point Estimates with reference to no readmission. Significant values indicated in bold. The OR and CI are presented with two digits after the decimal point for precision.