The impact of early comprehensive geriatric screening on the readmission rate in an acute geriatric ward: a quasi-experimental study

Table 3 Comparison of 30-day readmissions between historical and the CGS group

	30-day readmission
	Historical group Readmission/Total	CGS group Readmission/Total	HR (95% CI)
Age
> 80 years old	42/236	32/223	0.78 (0.49–1.25)
< =80 years old	22/144	11/154	0.36 (0.17–0.76)*
Gender
Men	36/202	28/191	0.74 (0.45–1.23)
Women	28/178	15/186	0.51 (0.27–0.97)*
Charlson Comobidity index
< 3	23/188	15/189	0.65 (0.34–1.24)
> =3	41/192	28/188	0.66 (0.41–1.08)
Barthel index score
> 35	40/178	20/164	0.82 (0.46–1.48)
< =35	24/202	23/213	0.53 (0.31–0.90)*
Admission times within 1 year
> =1	27/138	27/167	0.85 (0.49–1.45)
0	37/242	16/210	0.52 (0.29–0.94)*

^*p < 0.05
All models were adjusted for age, gender, length of stay, comorbidity, Barthel index score, admission times except stratification variable
Abbreviations: CGS comprehensive geriatric screen, CI confidence interval

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