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Table 2 Poisson regression, MIH program (n = 73)

From: EMS utilization predictors in a Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) program

911 Calls

IRR

Std. Err

z

P >|z|

95% CI

Age category

19–33 (ref)

34–48 Years

1.119

0.272

0.46

0.644

0.695

1.802

49–64 Years

0.887

0.207

− 0.51

0.608

0.561

1.402

65–78 Years**

0.514

0.121

− 2.83

0.005

0.324

0.815

79 + ***

0.080

0.032

− 6.4

0.000

0.037

0.173

Marital status

Single (ref)

Married***

0.358

0.061

− 6.06

0.000

0.257

0.499

Divorced***

0.495

0.102

− 3.42

0.001

0.331

0.740

Widowed**

4.097

1.943

2.97

0.003

1.617

10.381

Sex

Female (ref)

      

Male***

2.067

0.230

6.52

0.000

1.662

2.572

Race

White (ref)

      

Asian

0.000

0.005

− 0.02

0.983

0.000

 

Black***

1.896

0.327

3.71

0.000

1.352

2.660

Hispanic***

7.652

2.208

7.05

0.000

4.347

13.472

Fall risk category

High risk***

2.795

0.389

7.39

0.000

2.128

3.671

Persons living in the residence

1 (ref)

      

2

0.989

0.142

− 0.08

0.939

0.746

1.311

3***

2.467

0.463

4.81

0.000

1.708

3.564

4**

2.380

0.831

2.49

0.013

1.201

4.717

6***

2.642

0.746

3.44

0.001

1.519

4.594

7

0.503

0.282

− 1.22

0.221

0.167

1.512

Asthma/COPD

Yes***

2.693

0.398

6.71

0.000

2.016

3.598

Hypertension

Yes**

1.482

0.237

2.45

0.014

1.082

2.028

High cholesterol

Yes

0.774

0.111

− 1.79

0.073

0.584

1.025

CHF

Yes**

0.682

0.093

− 2.82

0.005

0.523

0.890

CVA/Stroke

Yes**

1.499

0.198

3.06

0.002

1.157

1.943

Psychiatric and/or Behavioral

Yes***

1.580

0.195

3.71

0.000

1.241

2.011

Diabetes

Yes

1.100

0.128

0.81

0.416

0.875

1.382

Compliance with medications

Never (ref)

      

Sometimes

1.258

0.253

1.14

0.255

0.847

1.867

Always

1.236

0.212

1.23

0.218

0.882

1.731

Number of medications***

1.044

0.010

4.42

0.000

1.024

1.064

Primary insurance

Private (ref)

      

Medicaid***

0.297

0.067

− 5.42

0.000

0.191

0.461

Medicare

1.101

0.184

0.57

0.566

0.793

1.529

Travel times

0–9 min (ref)

      

10–19 min***

5.793

1.502

6.78

0.000

3.485

9.628

20–29 min***

2.837

0.765

3.87

0.000

1.673

4.812

30–39 min***

17.027

5.595

8.63

0.000

8.942

32.421

40 min and longer***

10.200

3.303

7.17

0.000

5.407

19.243

Dual eligible

Yes***

0.511

0.089

− 3.87

0.000

0.363

0.717

_cons

0.000

0.000

− 35.49

0.000

0.000

0.000

logPop

1

(offset)

    
  1. *Significance at p < .05; **significance at p < .01; ***significance at p < ..001