Table 4

Summary of ORs from a generalised linear model examining the association of patient and clinical factors with discharge to a residential aged care facility

Model-dependent variable	Independent variables	OR	95% CI	p Value
Discharge to a residential aged care facility (Wald χ²(15)= 7.84, p<0.001)	Age	1.07	1.04 to 1.11	<0.001
	Male gender	0.99	0.58 to 1.67	0.96
	Length of stay	1.02	1.01 to 1.03	<0.001
	Type of injury
	Neck of femur	Referent
	Spinal	1.29	0.50to 3.34	0.60
	Pelvic	0.80	0.37 to 1.76	0.59
	Upper limb	2.80	1.32 to 5.94	0.01
	Multiple	0.20	0.03 to 1.54	0.12
	Femoral	2.02	0.85 to 4.81	0.11
	Lower limb	0.83	0.23 to 3.10	0.79
	Other axial	0.25	0.03 to 2.12	0.20
	MEMS score*	0.97	0.90 to 1.05	0.54
	FIM cognitive score*	0.89	0.87 to 0.93	<0.001
	FIM motor score*	0.98	0.96 to 1.01	0.14
	Admission gait speed*	0.46	0.09 to 2.35	0.35
	Use of mobility aid*	0.85	0.32 to 2.33	0.76

*Functional measures assessed at admission.
FIM, Functional Independence Measure; MEMS, Modified Elderly Modified Scale.