Table 3 Risk factors for an emergency department visit not followed by hospitalization among a cohort of seniors receiving homecare services

Mean age in years (SD*)

76.98 (5.73)

78.00 (6.83)

0.98 (0.88, 1.09)

0.626

Male sex

6/11

16/36

1.50 (0.39, 5.83)

0.732

Diagnosed w/ pneumonia (in past 6 months)

2 /11

5/36

1.38 (0.23, 8.33)

0.659

Influenza vaccine in last year

10/11

30/36

2.00 (0.21, 18.69)

1.000

Pneumococcal vaccine

9/10

19/35

7.58 (0.87, 66.40)

0.064

Swallowing difficulties

1/11

6/36

0.50 (0.05, 4.67)

1.000

Smoke

0/11

3/36

0

1.000

Consume alcohol

3/11

22/36

0.24 (0.05, 1.06)

0.083

Congestive Heart Failure

3/11

2/36

6.38 (0.91, 44.71)

0.076

Cerebrovasucular disease

3/11

5/36

2.33 (0.46, 11.85)

0.367

Neoplastic disease

4/11

7/36

2.37 (0.54, 10.40)

0.256

Renal disease

2/11

1/36

7.78 (0.63, 95.68)

0.132

Liver disease

2/11

2/36

3.78 (0.47, 30.64)

0.229

Charlson score¹, mean (SD*)

2.91 (2.02)

1.33 (1.76)

1.50 (1.04, 2.17)

0.034

Nutrition Score², mean (SD*)

5.45 (2.73)

3.53 (2.22)

1.379 (1.032, 1.842)

0.051

Barthel score³, mean (SD*)

18.45 (1.97)

18.78 (2.02)

0.93 (0.67, 1.28)

0.642