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Table 5 Socio-demographic and disease related factors associated with discharge from ED to primary place of residence

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

.014

.005

7.754

1

.005*

1.014

1.004

1.024

trivial

Gender

 Male

−101

.160

.401

1

.527

1.107

.809

1.236

small

 Female (ref)

         

Country of birth

 Other than Australia

.096

.145

.435

1

.510

1.100

.828

1.207

small

 Australia (ref)

         

Marital status

 Single/divorced/widowed

−.058

.150

.151

1

.698

.944

.704

1.421

small

 Married/de facto (ref)

         

SEIFA (VIC)

 0–40%

.303

.167

3.304

1

.069

1.354

.977

1.877

small

 40–80%

.254

.167

2.307

1

.129

1.209

.929

1.790

trivial

  > 80% (ref)

  

3.911

2

.141

    

Tumour stream

 Head and neck

−.222

.347

.409

1

.522

.801

.406

1.582

small

 UGI

.373

.274

1.853

1

.173

1.453

.402

2.487

small

 CRC

−.399

.230

3.014

1

.083

.671

.428

1.053

small

 Lung

.161

.228

.501

1

.479

1.175

.752

1.836

small

 Other

.653

.565

1.338

1

.247

1.922

.635

5.815

medium

 Skin

.377

.400

.887

1

.346

1.457

.666

3.191

small

 Breast

−.778

.230

11.431

1

.001*

.459

.293

.721

medium

 Genitourinary

.155

.298

.269

1

.604

1.167

.651

2.092

trivial

 CNS

−.243

.398

.372

1

.542

.784

.359

1.712

small

 Haematological (ref)

  

27.564

9

.001*

    

Constant

.108

.360

.090

1

.765

1.114

   
  1. * p < .05 ** p < .001