Sociodemographic and other non-diagnosis predictors of transfer from hospital to RAC on discharge
| Variable | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Full model* OR (95% CI) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | Reference | Reference |
| Female | 0.80 (0.75 to 0.84) | 0.92 (0.85 to 0.99) |
| Age (grouped) | ||
| 15–19 | Reference | Reference |
| 20–24 | 1.44 (0.80 to 2.59) | 2.18 (1.16 to 4.10) |
| 25–29 | 2.15 (1.25 to 3.71) | 3.87 (2.16 to 6.95) |
| 30–34 | 2.47 (1.46 to 4.17) | 5.06 (2.87 to 8.92) |
| 35–39 | 3.84 (2.32 to 6.34) | 7.56 (4.39 to 13.03) |
| 40–44 | 7.77 (4.80 to 12.59) | 13.65 (8.08 to 23.06) |
| 45–49 | 13.90 (8.66 to 22.32) | 22.79 (13.58 to 38.23) |
| 50–55 | 25.26 (15.82 to 40.35) | 39.80 (23.85 to 66.41) |
| 55–59 | 43.66 (27.41 to 69.53) | 66.59 (39.98 to 110.91) |
| 60–64 | 59.49 (37.38 to 94.67) | 82.50 (49.51 to 137.47) |
| Remoteness | ||
| Major cities | Reference | Reference |
| Inner regional | 0.96 (0.89 to 1.03) | 0.89 (0.81 to 0.98) |
| Outer regional | 0.89 (0.79 to 1.01) | 0.80 (0.69 to 0.93) |
| Remote | 0.39 (0.22 to 0.67) | 0.28 (0.15 to 0.53) |
| Index of relative social disadvantage | ||
| 5 (Least disadvantaged) | Reference | Reference |
| 4 | 1.46 (1.32 to 1.62) | 1.10 (0.97 to 1.24) |
| 3 | 1.52 (1.38 to 1.68) | 1.13 (1.00 to 1.28) |
| 2 | 1.49 (1.34 to 1.65) | 1.09 (0.96 to 1.23) |
| 1 (Most disadvantaged) | 1.56 (1.41 to 1.72) | 1.15 (1.02 to 1.30) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married or de facto | Reference | Reference |
| Never married | 1.67 (1.55 to 1.80) | 2.76 (2.51 to 3.04) |
| Widowed | 5.73 (5.03 to 6.54) | 2.60 (2.22 to 3.05) |
| Separated or divorced | 3.59 (3.30 to 3.89) | 2.61 (2.37 to 2.88) |
| Born in Australia | ||
| Yes | Reference | Reference |
| No | 1.09 (1.01 to 1.17) | 0.86 (0.79 to 0.94) |
| Year of index admission | 0.98 (0.97 to 0.99) | 0.96 (0.95 to 0.97) |
| Total length of stay | 1.01 (1.01 to 1.01) | 1.01 (1.01 to 1.01) |
| Hospital type | ||
| Public | Reference | Reference |
| Private | 0.12 (0.10 to 0.14) | 0.30 (0.25 to 0.36) |
*Model output was dependent on the collapsed diagnosis groups included in the full model (reported in table 3).
RAC, residential aged care.