Table 2 OLS regressions estimating the association of patient’s and episode’s characteristics with hospitalization after an Emergency Department visit in patients aged 65–84 years and 85+ years or more
65–84 years | 85+ years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficients (%) | SE (%) | 95%-CI | Coefficients (%) | SE (%) | 95%-CI | ||
Gender | Women (reference) | ||||||
Men | 2.1** | (0.6) | (0.9–3.4) | 1.5 | (1.2) | (−0.9–3.9) | |
Marital status | Married (reference) | ||||||
Not married | 2.1** | (0.6) | (0.9–3.4) | 3.3* | (1.3) | (0.7–5.9) | |
Level of priority | 5 (< 120 min) (reference) | ||||||
4 (< 90 min) | 8.9** | (1.3) | (6.3–11.5) | 8.3** | (2.8) | (2.9–13.8) | |
3 (< 45 min) | 1.9 | (1.0) | (−0.09–3.9) | 0.04 | (2.2) | (−4.2–4.3) | |
2 (< 15 min) | 24.9** | (1.0) | (23.0–26.9) | 22.3** | (1.9) | (18.6–26.0) | |
1 (immediate) | 31.9** | (1.2) | (29.6–34.2) | 16.8** | (2.3) | (12.2–21.3) | |
Triage categories | Cardiovascular | 23.9** | (1.3) | (21.4–26.4) | 39.8** | (2.6) | (34.8–44.8) |
Trauma | 32.7** | (1.0) | (30.7–34.6) | 48.5** | (2.1) | (44.4–52.6) | |
Digestive | 41.4** | (1.3) | (38.8–43.9) | 46.8** | (2.8) | (41.3–52.3) | |
Respiratory | 65.8** | (1.3) | (63.2–68.4) | 79.7** | (2.6) | (74.6–84.9) | |
Neurological | 47.3** | (1.3) | (44.7–50.0) | 59.4** | (2.6) | (54.2–64.6) | |
Home care impossible | 79.6** | (1.7) | (76.3–82.8) | 77.8** | (3.2) | (71.4–84.1) | |
Failure to thrive | 81.2** | (1.3) | (78.8–83.7) | 83.9** | (2.0) | (80.0–87.9) | |
Other conditions | 39.2** | (1.0) | (37.4–41.1) | 45.4** | (2.2) | (41.2–49.6) | |