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Table 3 Statistics for the independent variables from the logistic regression analysis, using the Enter method, considering whether a patient had died as the dependent variable

From: Mortality in a cohort of complex patients with chronic illnesses and multimorbidity: a descriptive longitudinal study

 

B

Standard error

Wald

Degrees of freedom

Statistical significance

Exp(B)

Telemonitoring

–1.622

.971

2.789

1

.095

.197

Inclusion condition

.248

.470

.278

1

.598

1.281

Sex

–.228

.802

.081

1

.776

.796

Age in years on inclusion

.107

.053

3.990

1

.046

1.113

Barthel Index score (BADL)a

–.041

.020

4.179

1

.041

.959

EQ-5D VAS score (HRQoL)b

–.049

.024

4.185

1

.041

.952

Number of regular medications

.030

.124

.060

1

.807

1.031

Number of all-cause admissions the year before inclusion

–1.278

.424

9.085

1

.003

.278

Number of condition-specific admissionsc the year before inclusion

1.811

.537

11.356

1

.001

6.115

Constant

–1.551

4.615

.113

1

.737

.212

  1. aBADL: basic activities of daily living
  2. bEQ-5D VAS: EuroQol EQ-5D visual analogue scale; HRQoL: health-related quality of life
  3. cOnly hospital admissions due to the conditions (heart failure and/or chronic lung disease) that prompted inclusion are considered
  4. in bold variables con statistical significance <0.05
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