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Table 2 Bivariate analysis result

From: Improvement of scoring system used before discharge to predict 30-day all-cause unplanned readmission in geriatric population: a prospective cohort study

Independent Predictor

Readmission

P value

Yes

No

(n=76)

(n=159)

Malignancy (n, %)

 Yes

50 (57.5)

37 (42.5)

<0.001

 No

26 (17.6)

122 (84.2)

Nutritional status

 Normal

74 (40.4)

109 (59.6)

<0.001

 At risk malnoursihed– malnourished

2 (3.8)

50 (96.2)

Functional status (n, %)

 Functional independence & mild functional dependence

45 (26.2)

127 (73.8)

0.001

 Moderate– total functional dependence

31 (49.2)

32 (50.8)

Depression

 Normal

57 (32.8)

117 (67.2)

0.368

 At risk of depression

19 (31.1)

42 (68.9)

Length of stay (n, %)

 < 10 days

16 (14.5)

94 (85.5)

<0.001

 ≥ 10 days

60 (48)

65 (52)

Delirium history (n, %)

 Yes

22 (57.9)

16 (42.1)

<0.001

 No

54 (27.4)

143 (72.6)

Haemoglobin at discharge (mg/dL) (n, %)

 < 10 mg/dL

18 (27.7)

47 (72.3)

0.346

 ≥ 10 mg/dL

58 (34.1)

112 (65.9)

Serum sodium at discharge (mEq/dL) (n, %)

 < 135 mEq/dL

33 (32.4)

69 (67.6)

0.997

 ≥ 135 mEq/dL

43 (32.3)

90 (67.7)