Socioeconomic status and hospital utilization among younger adult pneumonia admissions at a Canadian hospital

Table 5 Adjusted percent differences (95% CI) in LOS by SES measure among study sample (n = 434) §

SES measure	Adjusted % difference in LOS (95% CI)	p-value	R2 SES measure	R2 model
Individual-level financial hardship (n = 434) ╪
Yes	15 (-0.4, +32)	0.057	0.028	0.245
No (reference)
Neighbourhood-level income quintiles (n = 410)╠
1	-11 (-27, +8)	NS	0.004	0.248
2	6 (-16, +33)	NS
3	4 (-21, +37)	NS
4	13 (-13, 46)	NS
5 (reference)

§ Adult pneumonia admissions <65 years to Vancouver General Hospital, January 1, 1990 to March 31, 2001
╪ Model adjusted for PSI, 15% (+11,+20); # co-morbidities, 24% (+10,+40); documented ADL problem, 85% (+34,+154); living alone, 20% (+3,+41); year of admission, -5% (-7,-3)
╠ Model adjusted for PSI, 15% (+11,+20); # co-morbidities, 24% (+9,+40); documented ADL problem, 96% (+42,+171); living alone, 24% (+5,+45); year of admission, -5% (-7,-3)
SES = socioeconomic status; LOS = length of stay; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; NS = not significant; PSI = pneumonia severity index; ADL = activities of daily living

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