Table 2 Factors associated with higher rate of ED revisits within 72 h of discharge

Age < 3 years

≥14 years

0.001*

3.293

2.103

5.158

0.001*

6.056

2.461

14.904

3 ≤ Age < 6 years

≥14 years

0.001*

3.114

1.982

4.893

0.001*

4.831

1.930

12.091

6 ≤ Age < 14 years

≥14 years

0.001*

2.392

1.524

3.754

0.036*

2.663

1.068

6.641

Female

Male

0.830

1.013

0.898

1.143

0.094

1.253

0.962

1.633

Institutional health insurance coverage

None

0.001*

4.239

2.200

8.168

0.025*

3.132

1.152

8.518

Year 2015

Year 2017

0.001*

1.363

1.166

1.593

0.001*

2.040

1.390

2.993

Year 2016

Year 2017

0.001*

1.288

1.124

1.475

0.050*

1.427

1.000

2.037

New patient ED visit

No

0.341

0.833

0.572

1.213

0.950

0.988

0.681

1.434

Circulatory

Other

0.687

1.075

0.756

1.529

0.595

0.858

0.487

1.511

Congenital malformations

Other

0.296

1.195

0.856

1.667

0.102

1.401

0.935

2.099

Digestive

Other

0.001*

1.490

1.249

1.777

0.141

1.456

0.883

2.399

Ear

Other

0.026*

1.380

1.039

1.832

0.518

1.217

0.671

2.204

External causes

Other

0.449

0.902

0.690

1.178

0.039*

1.944

1.034

3.657

Genitourinary

Other

0.001*

1.765

1.487

2.095

0.002*

1.814

1.251

2.631

Respiratory

Other

0.001*

1.435

1.212

1.699

0.001*

0.111

0.035

0.351