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Table 2 Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for discharge using a Cox survival model with 5 GEDI groups

From: The Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention model of care: a pragmatic trial

Predictor

Hazard Ratio

95% CI

Time (per 100 days increase)

1.02

1.02, 1.03

Age (per 10 year increase)

0.95

0.94, 0.97

Male sex

1.01

0.99, 1.04

Arrival by ambulance

0.72

0.70, 0.75

Australian Triage Score 1 and 2

0.94

0.90, 0.97

Australian Triage Score 3

0.82

0.80, 0.85

Presented from RACF

0.92

0.89, 0.95

MDC Diagnosis = Cardiac

0.95

0.92, 0.97

MDC Diagnosis = Trauma

1.22

1.18, 1.25

GEDI group (primary outcome):

Interim outside GEDI hours

1.31

1.23, 1.39

Interim during GEDI hours

1.20

1.11, 1.29

Full outside GEDI hours

1.47

1.41, 1.53

Full during GEDI hours

1.19

1.13, 1.24

  1. NB Reference for GEDI is pre-intervention. Reference for ATS is 4&5. Reference for diagnosis is all other matched diagnostic codes
  2. Legend: MDC Major diagnostic category