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Table 3 Poisson regression, MIH program (n = 73)

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

911 Transports

IRR

Std. Err

z

P >|z|

95% CI

Age category

19–33 (ref)

      

34–48 Years

1.374

0.386

1.13

0.258

0.793

2.382

49–64 Years

0.548

0.150

− 2.19

0.028

0.320

0.938

65–78 Years

0.587

0.157

− 2.00

0.046

0.348

0.990

79 + ***

0.094

0.047

− 4.74

0.000

0.035

0.249

Marital status

Single (ref)

      

Married***

0.286

0.068

− 5.30

0.000

0.180

0.454

Divorced**

0.441

0.120

− 3.02

0.003

0.259

0.750

Widowed***

10.206

5.675

4.18

0.000

3.432

30.351

Sex

Female (ref)

      

Male***

2.412

0.335

6.33

0.000

1.837

3.168

Race

White (ref)

      

Asian

0.000

0.020

− 0.01

0.988

0.000

 

Black**

1.998

0.458

3.02

0.002

1.276

3.131

Hispanic***

3.675

1.353

3.53

0.000

1.785

7.564

Fall risk category

High risk

1.700

0.316

2.86

0.004

1.181

2.447

Persons living in the residence

1 (ref)

      

2

0.966

0.174

− 0.19

0.846

0.678

1.375

3*

1.620

0.377

2.08

0.038

1.027

2.556

4**

3.509

1.555

2.83

0.005

1.472

8.365

6***

4.903

1.668

4.67

0.000

2.517

9.552

7

2.105

1.268

1.24

0.217

0.646

6.855

Asthma/COPD

Yes***

4.346

0.820

7.78

0.000

3.002

6.291

Hypertension

Yes

0.840

0.182

− 0.81

0.419

0.549

1.284

High cholesterol

Yes**

1.749

0.346

2.83

0.005

1.187

2.578

CHF

Yes***

0.454

0.081

− 4.42

0.000

0.320

0.644

CVA/Stroke

Yes*

1.443

0.262

2.02

0.044

1.010

2.060

Psychiatric and/or Behavioral

Yes***

1.833

0.298

3.73

0.000

1.333

2.522

Diabetes

Yes***

1.940

0.274

4.69

0.000

1.471

2.560

Compliance with medications

Never (ref)

      

Sometimes**

1.949

0.494

2.63

0.008

1.186

3.203

Always

1.505

0.332

1.85

0.064

0.977

2.320

Number of medications***

1.045

0.013

3.68

0.000

1.021

1.071

Primary insurance

Private (ref)

      

Medicaid

0.599

0.179

− 1.72

0.086

0.334

1.075

Medicare**

2.192

0.554

3.11

0.002

1.336

3.597

Travel times

0–9 min (ref)

      

10–19 min***

5.934

1.684

6.27

0.000

3.402

10.350

20–29 min***

3.669

1.082

4.41

0.000

2.059

6.539

30–39 min***

8.748

3.275

5.79

0.000

4.200

18.221

40 min and longer***

15.094

5.664

7.23

0.000

7.234

31.495

Dual eligible

Yes***

0.295

0.072

− 5.03

0.000

0.184

0.475

_cons

0.000

0.000

− 30.29

0.000

0.000

0.000

logPop

1

(offset)

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