Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted associations between patient characteristics and hospital admission, emergency department patients, Ontario, Canada, April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2020

Intercept

–

0.02 (0.02–0.02)

Mode of transportation, paramedic transfer

6.61 (6.59–6.62)

3.76 (3.74–3.77)

Sex, male

1.15 (1.14–1.16)

1.16 (1.16–1.17)

 18–39

–

–

 40–64

1.89 (1.88–1.89)

1.57 (1.56–1.58)

 65–105

5.82 (5.80–5.84)

3.29 (3.28–3.31)

 Emergent

21.22 (21.01–21.34)

10.59 (10.52–10.66)

 Urgent

7.17 (7.12–7.21)

4.26 (4.23–4.29)

 Non-Urgent

–

–

 0–2

–

–

 3–5

3.48 (3.47–3.49)

1.55 (1.54–1.55)

 6–8

5.76 (5.67–5.86)

1.93 (1.89–1.97)

 Mental and Behavioural Disorders

–

–

 Diseases of Circulatory System

2.32 (2.31–2.34)

1.21 (1.20–1.22)

 Diseases of Respiratory System

0.74 (0.74–0.74)

0.73 (0.73–0.74)

 Diseases of Digestive System

1.31 (1.30–1.32)

1.63 (1.62–1.64)

 Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

0.19 (0.19–1.20)

0.40 (0.40–0.40)

 Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

0.13 (0.13–0.13)

0.17 (0.17–0.18)

 Diseases of Genitourinary System

0.49 (0.49–0.49)

0.55 (0.55–0.56)

 Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings

0.43 (0.42–0.43)

0.30 (0.30–0.31)

 Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes

0.23 (0.22–0.23)

0.27 (0.27–0.27)

 Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services

0.09 (0.09–0.09)

0.20 (0.20–0.20)

 Other

0.63 (0.63–0.64)

0.71 (0.71–0.72)

Geographic location, urban

1.86 (1.85–1.86)

1.13 (1.12–1.13)

Concordance statistic^e

–

0.86 (0.85–0.86)