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Table 3 Multivariable analyses and predictive performance for readmission or mortality at six-monthsa

From: The performance of the Dutch Safety Management System frailty tool to predict the risk of readmission or mortality in older hospitalised cardiac patients

 

Model 1

Model 2a

Model 2b

Model 3

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

OR

95% CI

p-value

DSMS

 Delirium

1.39

(1.29–1.50)

< 0.001

   

1.29

(0.93–1.79)

0.127

1.06

(0.76–1.46)

0.740

 Fall risk

1.09

(0.77–1.55)

0.642

   

1.1

(0.81–1.49)

0.551

1.07

(0.80–1.44)

0.664

 Functional impairment

1.24

(0.91–1.69)

0.174

   

1.23

(0.88–1.74)

0.236

1.18

(0.77–1.81)

0.457

 Malnutrition

2.21

(1.45–3.38)

< 0.001

   

1.89

(1.31–2.72)

< 0.001

1.79

(1.26–2.53)

0.001

 Female

   

0.80

(0.61–1.06)

0.113

0.73

(0.54–1.00)

0.045

   

 Admission previous 6 months

   

1.33

(0.97–2.13)

0.156

1.34

(0.97–1.84)

0.073

   

Admission diagnosis

 Heart failure

   

Reference

0.004

Reference

0.026

Reference

0.102

 Acute coronary syndrome

   

0.74

(0.52–1.06)

 

0.84

(0.56–1.24)

 

0.90

(0.62–1.31)

 

 Other

   

0.57

(0.40–0.79)

 

0.60

(0.42–0.87)

 

0.68

(0.48–0.97)

 

Charlson comorbidity Index

 Score 0

         

Reference

0.002

 Score 1

         

1.12

(0.64–1.96)

 

 Score 2

         

1.06

(0.59–1.90)

 

 Score 3

         

1.71

(0.95–3.07)

 

 Score 4

         

1.93

(1.02–3.66)

 

 Score ≥ 5

         

2.72

(1.42–5.27)

 
  1. Model 1: DSMS delirium, DSMS fall risk, DSMS functional impairment, DSMS malnutrition
  2. Model 2a: sex, admission in the previous 6 months and cardiovascular diagnosis
  3. Model 2b: sex, admission in the previous 6 months and cardiovascular diagnosis + model 1
  4. Model 3: Charlson comorbidity index [26], cardiovascular diagnosis + model 1
  5. Abbreviations: DSMS Dutch Safety Management System
  6. aNo dummy variables for the four cohorts were included in the multivariable analyses
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