Linear regression analyses of factors associated with duration of hospitalisation for first admissions with a respiratory system disease, comparing intellectual disability (ID) and age-matched and gender-matched non-ID controls
| B value (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variables | Separately entered variables (unadjusted) | Simultaneously entered variables (mutually adjusted) |
| Intellectual disability | 2.64 (0.30 to 4.97)* | 2.34 (0.03 to 4.64)* |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | Ref | Ref |
| Black | 0.25 (−2.49 to 3.00) | 1.82 (−0.85 to 4.49) |
| South Asian | 0.03 (−3.64 to 3.69) | −0.45 (−3.68 to 2.78) |
| East Asian | 1.61 (−4.07 to 7.29) | 3.02 (−2.22 to 8.26) |
| Others/mixed/unknown | −3.38 (−4.81 to −1.96)* | −2.18 (−3.55 to −0.81)* |
| Discharge method | ||
| Clinical advice/clinical consent | Ref | Ref |
| Self-discharged/others | −5.30 (−7.14 to −3.45)* | −4.84 (−7.19 to −2.48)* |
| Death | 7.91 (4.20 to 11.62)* | 3.40 (−0.17 to 6.98) |
| Number of physical comorbidities | ||
| 0–2 | Ref | Ref |
| 3–4 | 2.59 (1.49 to 3.68)* | 2.45 (1.28 to 3.62)* |
| 5 or more | 12.50 (10.66 to 14.34)* | 12.03 (10.08 to 13.99)* |
*Statistical significance.