Table 2 The odds ratio of short-term re-transferred patients and not re-transferred patients
From: Elderly patients re-transferred from long-term care hospitals to emergency departments within 48 h
Characteristics | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Sex | ||
Female | 1 | 1 |
Male | 1.61 (1.38–1.87) | 1.50 (1.27–1.76) |
Age groups | ||
65–74 | 1 | 1 |
75–84 | 0.60 (0.50–0.72) | 0.65 (0.54–0.79) |
≥ 85 | 0.81 (0.66–0.98) | 0.88 (0.71–1.08) |
Region | ||
Metropolitan | 1 | 1 |
Urban | 0.67 (0.57–0.78) | 0.70 (0.59–0.82) |
Korean triage and acuity scale | ||
Level 1,2 | 1 | 1 |
Level 3 | 0.69 (0.58–0.82) | 0.74 (0.61–0.90) |
Level 4,5 | 0.98 (0.77–1.23) | 1.09 (0.84–1.41) |
Admission time | ||
Weekdays (8 to18) | 1 | 1 |
Weekdays (18 to 8) | 1.73 (1.43–2.10) | 1.29 (1.05–1.58) |
Holydays (8 to 18) | 1.32 (1.06–1.65) | 1.18 (0.94–1.49) |
Holydays (18 to 8) | 1.85 (1.43–2.40) | 1.35 (1.02–1.78) |
ED LOS | ||
4 h ≥ time | 1 | 1 |
4 h < time ≤ 6 h | 0.89 (0.70–1.13) | 0.92 (0.71–1.17) |
6 h < time ≤ 12 h | 1.31 (1.06–1.63) | 1.37 (1.09–1.71) |
12 h < time | 2.23 (1.83–2.71) | 2.13 (1.73–2.62) |
Season | ||
Winter | 1 | 1 |
Spring | 0.98 (0.79–1.22) | 0.99 (0.79–1.23) |
Summer | 0.97 (0.79–1.20) | 1.00 (0.81–1.25) |
Autumn | 0.89 (0.72–1.11) | 1.10 (0.89–1.38) |