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Table 2 Factors associated with the rate of SCD-related ED visits

From: Saudi SCD patients’ symptoms and quality of life relative to the number of ED visits

 

Unadjusted model

Multivariate adjusted model

    

95 % Wald CI for RR

   

95 % Wald CI for RR

 

B

P

RR

Lower

Upper

B

P

RR

Lower

Upper

Male gender

.285

.050a

1.329

1.001

1.768

.137

.513

1.146

.762

1.725

University degree

.147

.298

1.159

.878

1.529

.407

.026a

1.502

1.050

2.149

Married

.345

.006a

1.413

1.106

1.804

−.153

.456

.858

.574

1.283

Unemployed

−.294

.024a

.745

.577

.962

−.308

.114

.735

.502

1.077

Regular exercise

−.161

.212

.851

.660

1.096

−.259

.148

.772

.544

1.096

Obese

.182

.434

1.199

.761

1.889

.453

.136

1.573

.868

2.850

Fever

.378

.002a

1.460

1.146

1.860

.032

.852

1.032

.741

1.438

Skin redness with itching

.331

.011a

1.393

1.080

1.796

.002

.993

1.002

.693

1.447

Swelling

.337

.007a

1.400

1.094

1.792

.134

.464

1.143

.799

1.635

Blood transfusion

.429

.002a

1.535

1.165

2.023

.152

.407

1.164

.813

1.667

Family history of anemia

.294

.227

1.342

.833

2.161

−.012

.970

.988

.522

1.869

Family support

.337

.097

1.401

.941

2.085

.207

.408

1.230

.753

2.012

Chronic disease other than SCD

−.088

.617

.916

.650

1.291

−.248

.340

.781

.469

1.299

Age

.013

.034a

1.013

1.001

1.025

.001

.892

1.001

.982

1.022

Physical function

−.007

.010a

.993

.988

.998

.002

.721

1.002

.993

1.010

Physical role functions

−.006

.001a

.994

.991

.998

−.002

.601

.998

.993

1.004

Emotional role functions

−.004

.007a

.996

.993

.999

−.003

.153

.997

.993

1.001

Vitality

−.012

.001a

.988

.981

.995

−.002

.708

.998

.987

1.009

Emotional well-being

−.005

.113

.995

.988

1.001

.002

.680

1.002

.991

1.013

Social function

−.009

.001a

.991

.986

.996

−.002

.687

.998

.989

1.007

Bodily pain

−.008

.001a

.992

.988

.997

−.004

.281

.996

.988

1.004

General health

−.018

.001a

.982

.975

.989

−.014

.018a

.986

.975

.998

  1. aSignificant at α = 0.05