TABLE 2.

Factors associated with length of stay per inpatient admission: multivariable generalised linear model

Variable	Coefficient (95% CI)	P value
Age (year)	1.00 (1.00‐1.01)	.190
Female gender	0.99 (0.90‐1.08)	.781
Race
Malay vs Chinese	1.07 (0.95‐1.20)	.258
Indian vs Chinese	0.93 (0.82‐1.06)	.265
Others vs Chinese	1.07 (0.93‐1.23)	.358
Presence of more than 3 comorbidities a	1.18 (1.01‐1.38)	.043
Diabetes mellitus	0.81 (0.67‐0.97)	.023
Venous insufficiency	0.80 (0.63‐1.04)	.090
Peripheral arterial disease	1.25 (1.10‐1.41)	<.001
Hyperlipidaemia	0.81 (0.72‐0.92)	<.001
Chronic kidney disease/end‐stage renal failure	1.23 (1.09‐1.38)	<.001
Neuropathy	0.87 (0.73‐1.05)	.126
Minor surgery b	1.28 (1.15‐1.43)	<.001
Amputation c	1.57 (1.43‐1.73)	<.001
Arterial revascularization procedure	0.92 (0.82‐1.03)	.132
Number of inpatient dressing sessions per admission d	1.11 (1.09‐1.12)	<.001

^a Includes diabetes mellitus, venous insufficiency, peripheral arterial disease, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, chronic kidney disease/end‐stage renal failure and neuropathy.

^b Includes debridement and skin grafting.

^c Includes amputation of toes, feet and lower limbs.

^d Includes podiatrist and nurse dressing sessions.