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Table 3 Association between homecare categories and mortality

From: Older adults who receive homecare are at increased risk of readmission and mortality following a short ED admission: a nationally register-based cohort study

Variables

Patients with

no homecare

Patients receiving

homecare

≤ 30 min/week

Patients receiving

homecare

>  30 to ≤120 min/week

Patients receiving

homecare

>  120 min/week

Mortality < 30 days

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

1 (ref.)

1.72 (1.50–1.99)**

1.08 (0.92–1.26)

2.18 (1.90–2.50)**

1.26 (1.07–1.47)*

4.51 (4.12–4.93)**

2.25 (2.01–2.50)**

Mortality < 180 days

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

1 (ref.)

1.71 (1.56–1.88) **

1.08 (0.97–1.20)

2.23 (2.03–2.45)**

1.31 (1.18–1.46)**

4.48 (4.20–4.77)**

2.28 (2.11–2.46) **

Mortality < 360 days

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

1 (ref.)

1.81 (1.67–1.96)**

1.14 (1.05–1.25) *

2.34 (2.16–2.54)**

1.39 (1.27–1.52) **

4.71 (4.45–4.99)**

2.45 (2.28–2.62)**

  1. Notes: OR is the odds ratio and CI is confidence intervals. The logistic regression analyses were adjusted for age, sex, marital status, income, Charlson Comorbidity Index and treatment for mental disorder. Significance levels with a p-value of < 0.05 are marked with * and significance levels with a p-value of < 0.001 are marked with**