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Table 5 Variables related to a high effectiveness of rehabilitation in three multivariate logistical regression models

From: Three measures of physical rehabilitation effectiveness in elderly patients: a prospective, longitudinal, comparative analysis

Variable

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

Absolute functional gain ≥20

Charlson index ≤3

1.52 (1.08–2.12)

0.015

Lawton index

  

 0

ref.

 

 1–5

1.60 (1.07–2.38)

0.022

 6–8

2.38 (1.42–4.02)

0.001

Functional capacity at admission

  

 Barthel index ≤10

ref.

 

 Barthel index 11–50

2.68 (1.75–4.11)

<0.001

 Barthel index >50

0.96 (0.51–1.83)a

0.905

Dysphagia (absent)

1.79 (1,21–2.66)

0.004

Discrimination power of model: AUC (95 % CI): 0.713 (0.673–0.752)

Calibration of model: Hosmer-Lemeshow test: p = 0.636

Relative functional gain ≥35 %

Diagnosis of respiratory disease (absent)

1.89 (1.32–2.71)

0.001

Functional capacity at admission

  

 Barthel index ≤10

ref.

 

 Barthel index 11–25

2.63 (1.67–4.15)

<0.001

 Barthel index >25

5.36 (3.48–8.23)

<0.001

Discrimination power of model: AUC (95 % CI): 0.705 (0.659–0.750)

Calibration of model: Hosmer-Lemeshow test: p = 0.978

Rehabilitation Efficiency index ≥0.50

Diagnosis of respiratory disease (absent)

1.72 (1.16–2.55)

0.007

Functional capacity at admission

  

 Barthel index ≤10

ref.

 

 Barthel index 11–25

1.79 (1.08–2.97)

0.025

 Barthel index ≥26

2.60 (1.55–4.35)

<0.001

Dysphagia (absent)

1.92 (1.23–2.98)

0.004

Discrimination power of model: AUC (95 % CI): 0.689 (0.640–0.739)

Calibration of model: Hosmer-Lemeshow test: p = 0.891

  1. OR (95 % CI): Odds Ratio, Confidence Interval 95 %
  2. aCeiling effect