Predictive factors for hospitalisation of patients with cancer
| Predictors | OR | 95% CI | Significance (p value) |
| Risk factors | |||
| Diagnosis is gastrointestinal illness | 1.35 | 1.01 to 1.79 | 0.040 |
| Prior BSC/palliative care | 1.53 | 1.01 to 2.33 | 0.045 |
| Chief complaint is dyspnea | 1.61 | 1.22 to 2.12 | 0.001 |
| New cancer diagnosis-related ED visit | 1.86 | 1.30 to 2.66 | 0.001 |
| Protective factors | |||
| Diagnosis is pain | 0.28 | 0.19 to 0.40 | <0.001 |
| Diagnosis is injury | 0.57 | 0.41 to 0.80 | 0.001 |
| Chief complaint is extremity pain | 0.61 | 0.44 to 0.84 | 0.003 |
| Prior hormone therapy | 0.62 | 0.42 to 0.93 | 0.022 |
| Chief complaint is pain (except extremity and abdominal pain) | 0.64 | 0.47 to 0.88 | 0.006 |
BSC, Best Supportive Care; ED, emergency department.