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Table 5 Duration of Total hospital stay compared to risk of 30-day and 90-day hospital readmission in AD and non-AD cohorts

From: Length of hospital stay after hip fracture and readmission rates of persons with and without Alzheimer’s disease: a matched cohort study

   

< 10 days

(Ref.)

10–19 days

20–29 days

≥ 30 days

30-day Readmission

      

AD Cohort

n Readmitted/ n (%)

672/6266 (10.7)

110/1047 (10.5)

102/1002 (10.2)

85/812 (10.5)

375/3405 (11.0)

 

RR (95% CI) Unadjusted

 

1.00

0.97 (0.73–1.28)

0.99 (0.74–1.28)

1.05 (0.84–1.32)

 

RR (95% CI) a

 

1.00

0.90 (0.68–1.21)

0.93 (0.69–1.26)

0.96 (0.76–1.21)

 

RR (95% CI) b

 

1.00

0.87 (0.65–1.16)

0.90 (0.66–1.22)

0.90 (0.71–1.14)

Non-AD Cohort

n Readmitted/ n (%)

836/6266 (13.3)

145/996 (14.6)

130/1114 (11.7)

132/1027 (12.9)

429/3129 (13.7)

 

RR (95% CI) Unadjusted

 

1.00

0.78 (0.60–0.99)

0.87 (0.67–1.11)

0.93 (0.76–1.14)

 

RR (95% CI) a

 

1.00

0.75 (0.58–0.97)

0.88 (0.68–1.13)

0.94 (0.76–1.15)

 

RR (95% CI) b

 

1.00

0.73 (0.56–0.94)

0.85 (0.65–1.10)

0.88 (0.71–1.09)

90-day Readmission

      

AD Cohort

n Readmitted/ n (%)

1059/6266 (16.9)

158/1047 (15.1)

153/1002 (15.3)

132/812 (16.3)

616/3405 (18.1)

 

RR (95% CI) Unadjusted

 

1.00

1.01 (0.80–1.29)

1.09 (0.85–1.41)

1.24 (1.03–1.50)

 

RR (95% CI) a

 

1.00

0.97 (0.76–1.24)

1.05 (0.81–1.35)

1.17 (0.96–1.42)

 

RR (95% CI) b

 

1.00

0.94 (0.74–1.20)

1.02 (0.79–1.32)

1.12 (0.92–1.37)

Non-AD Cohort

n Readmitted/ n (%)

1300/6266 (20.7)

194/996 (19.5)

196/1114 (17.6)

200/1027 (19.5)

710/3129 (22.7)

 

RR (95% CI) Unadjusted

 

1.00

0.88 (0.71–1.10)

1.00 (0.80–1.25)

1.21 (1.02–1.45)

 

RR (95% CI) a

 

1.00

0.86 (0.69–1.07)

1.00 (0.80–1.25)

1.22 (1.02–1.47)

 

RR (95% CI) b

 

1.00

0.84 (0.67–1.05)

0.97 (0.77–1.21)

1.16 (0.97–1.40)

  1. Abbreviations: AD Alzheimer’s disease; RR risk ratio; CI Confidence Interval; Ref. Reference
  2. a adjusted for age, sex, hospital district, and year of hip fracture
  3. b adjusted for age, sex, hospital district, year of hip fracture, diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease, mental disorders, highest occupational social class, duration of AD on hip fracture (in years), and required level of assistance at discharge.