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Table 4 GEE analysis of cardiac rehabilitation referral and enrollment rates by strategy

From: Effectiveness of inpatient and outpatient strategies in increasing referral and utilization of cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective, multi-site study

Variable

Wald statistic

Adjusted OR

95% CI

CR referrala

   

  PRE-APPROVED

8.90*

1.96

1.26-3.05

  PRE-BOOKED

1.79

1.49

0.83-2.69

CR enrollmentb

   

  PRE-APPROVED

56.54**

2.91

2.20-3.85

  PRE-BOOKED

.01

1.00

0.71-1.42

  EARLY ED

39.16**

4.85

2.96-7.95

  1. Note. Reference used = patient not exposed to specific strategy.
  2. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; MI = myocardial infarction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; BMI = body mass index; DASI = Duke activity status index.
  3. aAdjusted for hospital site, sex, ethnocultural background, MI, PCI, CABG, valve repair/replacement, diabetes, dyslipidemia, BMI, DASI score, hypertension, comorbidities present.
  4. bAdjusted for hospital site, ethnocultural background, education, income, PCI, CABG, arrhythmia.
  5. * p < 0.01; ** p < 0.001.
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