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Table 4 Regression Model for mortalitya

From: Mortality and associated risk factors for older adults admitted to the emergency department: a hospital cohort

Variable

With only significant variables

Discharged from emergency department n = 682

Referral to hospitalization n = 699

 

HR (95% CI)

Significance

HR (95% CI)

Significance

HR (95% CI)

Significance

Age

1.02

(1.00–1.04)

0.012

1.04

(1.00–1.07)

0.03

1.07

(0.99–1.04)

0.07

Schooling

1.02

(0.99–1.04)

0.16

0.99

(0.94–1.04)

0.77

1.03

(0.99–1.06)

0.08

Length of stay in ED

1.00

(1.00–1.00)

0.006

1.00

(0.99–1.07)

0.31

1.00

(1.00–1.01)

0.012

Referral to hospitalization

3.12

(2.29–4.24)

< 0.001

Geriatric care trained residents model (Hospital A final)

0.66

(0.46–0.96)

0.031

0.79

(0.39–1.61)

0.53

0.65

(0.42, 1.01)

0.05

FRAIL (dichotomic) (≥2)

1.34

(1.02–1.76)

0.033

0.80

(0.46–1.38)

0.42

1.59

(1.15–2.18)

0.005

  1. aSame model than Table 3 without grip strength or MMSe and including Frail