Table 6

Results of the Logistic Regression Models, N = 910

Parameter

Standard Error

P Value


Risk Factors

Model for Inhospital Mortality, N = 910

Hemoglobin in g/dL

-0.3898

0.1159

0.0008

Serum creatinine in μmol/L

-0.0122

0.0088

0.166

Hemoglobin in g/dL × Serum creatinine in μmol/L

0.0021

0.0008

0.008

Length of stay

0.0063

0.0060

0.296

COPD

0.8079

0.2846

0.005

Model for 30 Day Readmission, N = 767

Hemoglobin in g/dL

-0.1300

0.0499

0.009

Serum creatinine in μmol/L

-0.0008

0.0026

0.744

Hemoglobin in g/dL × Serum creatinine in μmol/L

NA

NA

NA

Age

-0.0129

0.0079

0.101

History of heart failure

-0.4308

0.2187

0.049

COPD

0.6666

0.2536

0.009


COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; NA: not applicable because not statistically significant and therefore not in the final best model

Luthi et al. BMC Nephrology 2006 7:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2369-7-3

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