Table 3 Risk of hospital admissions adjusted for each complaint regarding overall risk and separated by age groups, number of diagnoses/comorbidities and time at Emergency Department

Chief complaint

Overall

Odds ratio

Lower 95% C.I

Upper 95% C.I

p-value

NSC

Ref.

 < 0.001

Dyspnea

1.60

1.27

2.00

Chest pain

0.72

0.60

0.90

Abdominal pain

0.67

0.54

0.83

Age-groups

65–74

75–84

 > 84

Odds ratio

Lower 95% C.I

Upper 95% C.I

p-value

Odds ratio

Lower 95% C.I

Upper 95% C.I

p-value

Odds ratio

Lower 95% C.I

Upper 95% C.I

p-value

NSC

Ref.

 < 0.001

Ref.

 < 0.001

Ref.

 < 0.001

Dyspnea

1.55

1.07

2.25

1.21

0.83

1.76

2.82

1.73

4.59

Chest pain

0.93

0.66

1.32

0.58

0.41

0.82

0.87

0.56

1.37

Abdominal pain

0.80

0.56

1.12

0.51

0.36

0.73

1.15

0.72

1.83

Diagnostic groups

Previously healthy

1–3 diagnostic groups

 ≥ 4 diagnostic groups

Odds ratio

Lower 95% C.I

Upper 95% C.I

p-value

Odds ratio

Lower 95% C.I

Upper 95% C.I

p-value

Odds ratio

Lower 95% C.I

Upper 95% C.I

p-value

NSC

Ref.

 < 0.001

Ref.

 < 0.001

Ref.

0.001

Dyspnea

0.99

0.64

1.54

1.68

1.26

2.26

2.87

1.44

5.71

Chest pain

0.53

0.36

0.79

0.75

0.57

0.98

1.17

0.61

2.27

Abdominal pain

0.49

0.33

0.74

0.69

0.53

0.91

1.87

0.88

4.00

Time at ED

 < 4 h ED-visit

 > 4 h ED-visit

Odds ratio

Lower 95% C.I

Upper 95% C.I

p-value

Odds ratio

Lower 95% C.I

Upper 95% C.I

p-value

NSC

Ref.

 < 0.001

Ref.

 < 0.001

Dyspnea

2.95

2.07

4.19

0.96

0.71

1.30

Chest pain

1.19

0.87

1.63

0.43

0.32

0.58

Abdominal pain

0.74

0.54

1.02

0.61

0.46

0.82