Table 2. Results of Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of risk of readmission with death as «competing risk».
N = 219.
| Variable | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | p-value | HR (95%) | p-value | |
| Age | 0.94 (0.90; 0.98) | 0.005 | 0.95 (0.91; 0.99) | 0.019 |
| Gender, female | 1.75 (0.98; 3.13) | 0.058 | 2.17 (1.15; 4.00) | 0.016 |
| Barthel ADL | 1.03 (0.97; 1.09) | 0.331 | 1.02 (0.96; 1.08) | 0.616 |
| CIRS-G | 1.03 (0.99; 1.07) | 0.159 | 1.03 (0.97; 1.10) | 0.309 |
| eGFR | 0.99 (0.98; 1.01) | 0.434 | 1.00 (0.98; 1.02) | 0.909 |
| Ward (Geriatrics) | 0.64 (0.31; 1.34) | 0.240 | 0.78 (0.36; 1.73) | 0.545 |
| MMSE (time dependent) | 1.03 (1.01; 1.06) | 0.013 | 1.03 (1.00; 1.06) | 0.034 |
| Number of daily drugs | 1.08 (1.01; 1.16) | 0.035 | 1.04 (0.95; 1.13) | 0.421 |
ADL = Activities of Daily Living, MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination—Norwegian Revised Version,
CIRS-G = Cumulative Illness Rating scale for Geriatrics, eGFR = Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate.
Significant Differences significant at 0.05 level in bold font.