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Table 4 Estimated odds ratios for depressive symptoms and malnutrition on 30-day readmission

From: Depressive symptoms and malnutrition are associated with other geriatric syndromes and increase risk for 30-Day readmission in hospitalized older adults: a prospective cohort study

 

Model 1, Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Model 2 Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Model 3 Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Depressive symptoms

   

PHQ2- / History –

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PHQ2- / History +

1.24 (0.58–2.65) P = 0.576

1.03 (0.47–2.24), P = 0.947

0.98 (0.44–2.19) P = 0.961

PHQ2+ / History ±

1.55 (1.15–2.07), P = 0.003

1.38 (1.02–1.86), P = 0.039

1.32 (0.96–1.80) P = 0.087

Non-communicative

2.47 (1.63–3.74), P < 0.001

2.11 (1.35–3.28), P = 0.001

2.00 (1.13–3.58) P = 0.018

Malnutrition

1.59 (1.14–2.23), P = 0.007

1.40 (0.99–1.98), P = 0.058

1.17 (0.81–1.69) P = 0.414

  1. PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire
  2. Model 1: Unadjusted univariate logistic regression of depressive symptoms and malnutrition, separately, on 30-day readmission
  3. Model 2: DAG-based minimal adjustment set. The model for depressive symptoms included age, gender, ethnicity, comorbidity burden, living alone and admission in preceding one year. The model for malnutrition included age, ethnicity, and depressive symptoms
  4. Model 3: Conventional model including depressive symptoms and malnutrition, adjusted for admission in the preceding one year, admission diagnosis, length of stay, comorbidity burden, frailty, delirium, functional decline at discharge, poor oral intake, age, gender, ethnicity
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