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Table 4 OLS regressions predicting total number of readmissions, and number of days until readmission, among those with at least one readmission (n = 677)

From: Which young people in England are most at risk of an alcohol-related revolving-door readmission career?

 

Regression against “total number of readmissions” variable (n = 677)

Regression against “number of days till first readmission” variable (n = 677)

 

B

SE B

β

B

SE B

β

Diagnosis variables

 Patient also had assault diagnosis at time of index episode (0 = no, 1 = yes)

-.352

.302

-.049

 

-38.252

73.977

-.021

 

 Patient also had other substance use diagnosis at time of index episode (0 = no, 1 = yes)

-.164

.213

-.030

 

83.849

52.153

.062

 

 Patient also had injury diagnosis at time of index episode (0 = no, 1 = yes)

-.347

.233

-.066

 

-7.836

57.167

-.006

 

 Patient also had other mental health diagnosis at time of index episode (0 = no, 1 = yes)

.163

.229

.028

 

-71.524

56.274

-.050

 

 Patient also had self-harm diagnosis at time of index episode (0 = no, 1 = yes)

-.032

.175

-.009

 

-60.333

42.976

-.071

 

 Patient also had “undetermined intent” diagnosis at time of index episode (0 = no, 1 = yes)

-.534

.674

-.031

 

427.671

165.296

.099

*

 Patient’s primary diagnosis at index admission was alcohol related (0 = no, 1 = yes)

-.207

.178

-.063

 

-65.637

43.610

-.081

 

Demographic variables

 Average level of wealth of the patient’s area of residence at time of index admission

-.023

.025

-.037

 

5.199

6.087

.034

 

 Age at start of index admission (within the 12-18 year age band)

.053

.042

.057

 

-20.931

10.189

-.092

*

 Patient was treated during index admission in an urban PCT (0 = no, 1 = yes)

-.027

.137

-.008

 

43.768

33.586

.052

 

 Patient was male (0 = no, 1 = yes)

-.072

.135

-.022

 

125.755

33.167

.153

***

 Address missing at time of index admission (0 = not missing, 1 = missing)

.384

.477

.031

 

103.224

116.940

.034

 

Admission characteristic variables

 Length of stay in hospital during the index admission

.208

.052

.153

***

-7.991

12.843

-.024

 

 Patient had index admission on a “traditional” drinking day (0 = no, 1 = yes)

-.159

.132

-.046

 

35.853

32.354

.043

 

 Outside ambient air temperature on date of index admission

-.002

.012

-.008

 

2.459

2.883

.033

 

Constant

 

1.966

.731

 

**

728.453

179.320

 

***

Model: 1

Model: 1

R: .216

R: .236

R Square: .047

R Square: .056

Adjusted R Square: .025

Adjusted R Square: .034

Std. Error of the Estimate: 1.622

Std. Error of the Estimate: 397.899

  1. * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < =.001