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Table 5 Logistic regression analysis evaluating factors independently associated with readmissions within the 30-day time period and the 30-day time period with a concordant diagnosis

From: The crucial factor of hospital readmissions: a retrospective cohort study of patients evaluated in the emergency department and admitted to the department of medicine of a general hospital in Italy

Factors related to rehospitalization within 30 days

OR

95% CI

p

Age (continuous variable)

1.014

1.007 − 1.020

<0.001

LOS of previous hospitalization

0.903

0.819 − 0.996

0.041

Factors related to rehospitalization within 30 days with a concordant diagnosis

OR

95% CI

p

Age (continuous variable)

1.055

1.037 − 1.073

<0.001

Admission due to cardiovascular disease

1.807

1.234 − 2.646

0.002

Admission due to pulmonary disease

1.814

1.229 − 2.679

0.003

Admission due to kidney disease

0.449

0.220 − 0.915

0.027