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Table 2 Socio-demographic and disease related factors associated with ED presentation within any 28-day given period after SACT

From: Socio-demographic and disease related characteristics associated with unplanned emergency department visits by cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study

 

B

S.E.

Wald

df

p value

OR

95% CI

Effect size

Lower

Upper

Age

.004

.003

1.306

1

.253

1.004

.997

1.010

trivial

Gender

 Male

−.078

.098

.636

1

.425

.925

.763

1.121

trivial

 Female (ref)

         

Country of birth

 Other than Australia

.279

.090

9.716

1

.002*

1.322

1.109

1.576

small

 Australia (ref)

         

Marital status

 Single/divorced/widowed

.092

.093

.988

1

.320

1.097

.914

1.315

trivial

 Married/de facto (ref)

         

SEIFA (VIC)

 0–40%

.032

.104

.097

1

.756

1.033

.843

1.266

trivial

 40–80%

−.082

.103

.642

1

.423

.921

.753

1.127

trivial

  > 80% (ref)

  

1.268

2

.530

    

Tumour stream

 Head and neck

.455

.212

4.622

1

.032*

1.577

1.041

2.389

small

 UGI

1.074

.168

41.101

1

<.001**

2.927

2.108

4.064

medium

 CRC

.767

.148

26.834

1

<.001**

2.154

1.611

2.879

small

 Lung

1.316

.149

77.458

1

<.001**

3.727

2.781

4.996

large

 Other

.136

.251

.292

1

.589

1.145

.700

1.873

trivial

 Skin

.723

.227

10.179

1

.001*

2.060

1.321

3.211

medium

 Breast

.365

.144

6.443

1

.011*

1.441

1.087

1.911

small

 Genitourinary

.231

.159

2.104

1

.147

1.260

.922

1.721

small

 CNS

.253

.234

1.176

1

.278

1.288

.815

2.036

small

 Haematological (ref)

  

110.128

9

<.001**

    

Constant

−.893

.224

15.828

1

<.001

.409

   
  1. * p < .05 ** p < .001