Multivariable analysis of the effect on SES on ED outcomes and within different living situations
| Socioeconomic status | Number (%) | All patients n=4828 (OR 95% CI) | Community-dwelling patients n=4381 (OR 95% CI) | Institutionalised patients n=443 (OR 95% CI) | |
| Hospitalisation* | Low | 996/1660 (62.3) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.7) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.7) |
| Intermediate | 909/1640 (55.4) | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) | 1.1 (0.95 to 1.4) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.2) | |
| High | 830/1588 (52.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Inhospital mortality† | Low | 86/996 (5.4) | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.0) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.6) | 0.8 (0.1 to 6.8) |
| Intermediate | 58/909 (3.5) | 1.1 (0.6 to 1.9) | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.2) | 0.4 (0.1 to 4.0) | |
| High | 55/830 (3.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| 30 day ED revisitsठ| Low | 184/1514 (11.5) | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.4) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.4) | 1.0 (0.2 to 4.7) |
| Intermediate | 220/1582 (13.5) | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.1) | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) | 0.8 (0.2 to 4.6) | |
| High | 196/1533 (12.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
*Adjusted variable include age and Charlson Comorbidity Index.
†Adjusted for age, Charlson Comorbidity Index and triage level.
‡Adjusted for age, Charlson Comorbidity Index and gender,
§without patients who died during hospitalisation.
ED, emergency department; SES, socioeconomic status.