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Table 4 Adjusted OR for admission in intervention group by individual targeted diagnoses

From: The impact of early emergency department allied health intervention on admission rates in older people: a non-randomized clinical study

Diagnosis

N

Percent admitted

Adjusted OR (95% CI) for admission in intervention group

p

Urinary infection

407

59%

1.06 (0.68-1.64)

0.80

Respiratory infection

625

90%

1.09 (0.63-1.89)

0.75

Fall minor injury

320

55%

1.01 (0.56-1.82)

0.98

Hip/knee pain

428

73%

0.63 (0.37-1.06)

0.08

Back pain

229

53%

0.56 (0.29-1.08)

0.08

Cardiac failure

635

90%

1.19 (0.69-2.05)

0.54

Angina

1382

67%

0.71 (0.53-0.93)

0.01

Syncope

563

62%

0.98 (0.66-1.48)

0.94

Transient ischaemic attack

412

86%

0.65 (0.34-1.25)

0.20

New delirium/confusion

264

88%

1.66 (0.75-3.71)

0.21