Table 5 The odds ratios and 95% CIs for the risk factors associated with three or more asthma-related ED visits
From: Factors associated with patient visits to the emergency department for asthma therapy
Variable | levels | Estimate | P-value | OR | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercept | −0.2487 | 0.3982 | - | - | - | |
Age | 0.00344 | 0.5984 | 1.003 | 0.991 | 1.016 | |
Gender | Female | 0.0694 | 0.5192 | 1.149 | 0.753 | 1.752 |
Regular ICS use | No | 0.0594 | 0.6348 | 1.126 | 0.690 | 1.838 |
ACT | Uncontrolled | 0.3272 | 0.0063* | 1.924 | 1.203 | 3.077 |
Follow up with clinics | No | −0.2746 | 0.0328* | 0.577 | 0.349 | 0.956 |
Education level | University | 0.4292 | 0.0071* | 2.359 | 1.263 | 4.407 |
Educated about medication | No | 0.0790 | 0.5844 | 1.171 | 0.665 | 2.062 |
Educated about asthma | No | 0.2042 | 0.1506 | 1.504 | 0.862 | 2.625 |