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Table 6 Results of Cox proportional hazards regression analysis

From: Linking the severity of illness and the weekend effect: a cohort study examining emergency department visits

 

Number (N)

Mortality (%)

Crude mortality rate (95% CI)

Adj. mortality rate (95% CI)*

P value**

Weekday (From 7.00 am on Monday to 2.59 p.m. on Friday)

 Daytime (7.00 a.m. – 2.59 p.m.)

9257

2.8%

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

 

 Evening (3.00 p.m. – 10.59 p.m.)

4371

3.0%

1.08 (0.88–1.34)

1.20 (0.95–1.52)

0.131

 Nighttime (11.00 p.m. – 6.59 a.m.)

972

3.5%

1.27 (0.89–1.82)

0.87 (0.57–1.32)

0.514

Weekend (From 3.00 p.m. on Friday to 6.59 a.m. on Monday)

 Daytime (7.00 a.m. – 2.59 p.m.)

2234

3.4%

1.25 (0.97–1.61)

1.08 (0.80–1.46)

0.603

 Evening (3.00 p.m. – 10.59 p.m.)

3526

3.3%

1.20 (0.96–1.49)

1.32 (1.03–1.70)

0.027

 Nighttime (11.00 p.m. – 6.59 a.m.)

1376

3.5%

1.27 (0.93–1.72)

1.29 (0.90–1.84)

0.169

  1. *Adjusted for age groups, gender, comorbidity burden, triage score, and whether the patients had or had not previous admissions to the emergency department within the two-year period included in the study
  2. **For the adjusted mortality rate