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Table 4 Risk factors related to re-admission: multivariate logistic regression

From: Mortality and risk assessment for anorexia nervosa in acute-care hospitals: a nationwide administrative database analysis

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Sex (ref. female)

 Male

0.60

0.43–0.84

.003

Age at first admission

0.99

0.99–0.99

.008

Ratio of actual weight to ideal body weight (thinness index)

0.99

0.98–0.99

<.001

Charlson Comorbidity Index

1.28

1.12–1.38

<.001

Hospital type (ref. non-university)

 University

1.47

1.30–1.67

<.001

Use of catecholamine

1.90

1.19–3.03

.007

Use of atropine

0.67

0.29–1.54

.341

Other psychological disorders

 Anxiety disorder

1.94

1.60–2.36

<.001

 Mood disorder

1.76

1.47–2.09

<.001

 Schizophrenia

2.58

2.09–3.19

<.001

 Binge eating and purging

32.60

19.7–54.10

<.001

Psychotherapy

2.56

2.01–3.26

<.001

Intravenous hyperalimentation

1.99

1.75–2.26

<.001

Major surgery

1.87

0.85–4.15

.123

General anaesthesia

2.12

1.28–3.52

.004

Blood transfusion

0.70

0.45–1.10

.122

Use of anti-arrhythmia agents

1.98

0.94–4.17

.072