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Table 2 Results of Cox Proportional Hazards Regression

From: Crisis discharges and readmission risk in acute psychiatric male inpatients

 

Estimated Hazard Ratio

P-value

95% Confidence Interval

Crisis Discharge

1.646

0.002

(1.200, 2.260)

Marital Status

1.416

0.130

(0.906, 2.210)

Income: FMC

1.119

0.920

(0.140, 8.970)

Income: FMS

1.189

0.870

(0.144, 9.840)

Income: H1

0.505

0.530

(0.060, 4.250)

Income: H2

1.272

0.870

(0.071, 22.940)

Income: PMN

NA

NA

NA

LOS

1.004

0.022

(1.001, 1.010)

Wald test = 26.6 on 7 df, p = 0.000391

   
  1. *LOS length of stay
  2. ** Substance use disorder high risk group fulfilled criteria for a substance use disorder and low risk group not.
  3. ***FGP defined as a person receiving government pension, FMC = receiving a disability grant and certified to hospital, FMS = receiving a disability grant, H1 = income R 0.00 – R 3000.00 for individuals and R 0.00 – R 4100.00 for families, H2 = R 3001.00 – R6000.00 for individuals and R 4101.00 – R 8330.00 for families, PMN = income above H2 levels.
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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