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Table 6 Adjusted odds ratios (95% CI) for re-admission associated with SES measure among study sample (n=351) §

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

SES measure

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Individual-level financial hardship (n=351) ╪

  

Yes

2.65 (1.38, 5.09)

<0.01

No (reference)

  

Neighbourhood-level income quintiles (n=335)â• 

  

1

0.75 (0.29, 1.92)

NS

2

1.03 (0.39, 2.74)

NS

3

0.52 (0.13, 2.15)

NS

4

1.02 (0.29, 3.54)

NS

5 (reference)

  
  1. § Adult pneumonia admissions <65 years to Vancouver General Hospital, January 1, 1990 to March 31, 2001 readmitted to hospital within 30 days of discharge
  2. ╪ Model adjusted for male sex, OR = 2.05 (1.01, 4.18)
  3. â•  Model adjusted for male sex, OR = 2.15 (1.05, 4.40); # co-morbidities, OR = 1.72 (1.06, 2.79)
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