Predictors | Lowest ratio | Highest ratio | Strong evidence | Moderate evidence | Weak evidence | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Care home characteristics—nursing | 1.14 (1.01–1.30) | HR (CI) | 1.85 (1.50–2.23) | OR (CI) | X |  |  |
Clinical intervention—oxygen therapy | 1.6 (1.4–1.8) | HR (CI) | 2.61 (1.30–5.21) | OR (CI) | X |  |  |
Shortness of breath | 1.5 (1.3–1.9) | HR (CI) | 4.88 | OR | X |  |  |
Age | 0.70 (0.53–0.93) | OR (CI) | 3.25 (2.39–4.41) | HR (CI) |  | X |  |
Cancer | 1.36 (1.21–1.53) | HR (CI) | 374 (174–804) | OR (CI) |  | X |  |
Contact with primary care—number of contacts | 1.65 (1.43–1.92) | HR (CI) | 1.90 (1.2–3.2) | HR (CI) |  | X |  |
Gender—being femalea | 0.49 (0.36–0.66) | HR (CI) | 2.10 (1.22–3.60) | RR |  | X |  |
General health | 0.609 (0.416–0.891) | HR (CI) | 16.18 (11.41–22.95) | HR (CI) |  | X |  |
Mobility | 0.93 (0.84–1.02) | RR (CI) | 4.6 (2.3–12.7) | OR (CI) |  | X |  |
Nutrition—low BMI or malnutrition | 0.81 (0.57–1.16) | HR (CI) | 2.26 (1.56–3.28) | RR (CI) |  | X |  |
Physical functioning | 0.23 (0.10–0.50) | HR (CI) | 8.0 (2.2–47.8) | OR (CI) |  | X |  |
Pressure ulcers | 1.03 (1.00–1.06) | HR (CI) | 2.7 (1.37–5.1) | OR (CI) |  | X |  |
Admission source—hospital | 0.81 (0.43–1.52) | HR (CI) | 2.02 (1.2–3.3) | HR (CI) |  |  | X |
Behaviour problems | 0.90 (0.78–1.05) | RR (CI) | 3.95 | OR |  |  | X |
Biochemical indicators | 0.19 (0.10–0.36) | HR (CI) | 3.207 (1.023–0.060) | OR (CI) |  |  | X |
Cognitive function | 0.8 | OR | 10.5 (1.02–1.08) | HR (CI) |  |  | X |
Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease | 0.48 (0.52–1.05) | OR (CI) | 1.96 (1.86–2.06) | IRR (CI) |  |  | X |
Depression | 0.91 (0.82–1.01) | RR (CI) | 1.26 (1.00–1.58) | HR (CI) |  |  | X |
Diabetes | 0.99 (0.88–1.12) | HR (CI) | 3.789 (1.266–1.336) | OR (CI) |  |  | X |
Ethnicity—whitea | 0.69 (0.57–0.85) | RR (CI) | 0.89 (0.76–1.06) | RR (CI) |  |  | X |
Falls and fracturesa | 0.40 (0.21–0.74) | OR (CI) | 1.2 | OR |  |  | X |
Feeding—appetite | 1.39 (1.37–1.41) | OR (CI) | 2.16 (1.59–2.93) | HR (CI) |  |  | X |
Feeding—feeding tube or help with feeding or diet | 0.53 (0.31–0.90) | HR (CI) | 4.05 (1.40–1.73) | HR (CI) |  |  | X |
Hallucinations, delusions, wandering or delirium | 0.74 (0.77–1.15) | RR (CI) | 2.97 (1.50–5.88) | RR |  |  | X |
Incontinence or catheter use | 0.93 | RR | 3.2 (1.46–7.2) | OR (CI) |  |  | X |
Marital status—not married a | 0.90 (0.78–1.05) | RR (CI) | 1.31 (1.09–1.59) | RR (CI) |  |  | X |
Respiratory disorders/COPD | 1.17 (1.04–1.33) | HR (CI) | 3.4 (1.3–8.8) | OR (CI) |  |  | X |
Stroke | 0.79 (0.33–0.70) | OR (CI) | 1.79 (1.68–1.90) | IRR (CI) |  |  | X |
Vaccinationsa | 0.439 (0.208–0.924) | HR (CI) | 0.47 (0.28–0.78) | OR (CI) |  |  | X |
Vision impairment | 0.94 (0.84–1.05) | RR (CI) | 1.38 (1.20–1.57) | RR (CI) |  |  | X |