Research Article
Predicting 30-Day Readmissions: Performance of the LACE Index Compared with a Regression Model among General Medicine Patients in Singapore
Table 3
Variables in the final logistic regression model for prediction of 30-day readmissions.
| Variable | Beta coefficient | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
| Age | 0.018 | 1.019 (1.013–1.024) | <0.001 | Charlson comorbidity index | 0.213 | 1.238 (1.097–1.396) | 0.001 | White cell count | 0.038 | 1.039 (1.003–1.077) | 0.035 | Serum albumin | −0.057 | 0.944 (0.927–0.962) | <0.001 | ED visits in previous 6 months | 0.239 | 1.270 (1.062–1.519) | 0.009 |
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CI: confidence interval; ED: emergency department.
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