A Comparison of Medical and Psychobehavioral Emergency Department Visits Made by Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Table 3

Adjusted odds ratios of association between variables and type of emergency visits (psychobehavioral versus medical crisis).

Variables	OR	95% CI
Age in years
≤25	4.97*	1.28–19.38
26–45	1.67	0.68–4.09
46+ (ref)
Sex
Female	1.17	0.53–2.57
Male (ref)
Level of disability
Borderline/mild	1.68	0.76–3.72
Moderate/severe (ref)
Cultural background
Caucasian	0.42	0.07–2.65
Other	0.57	0.08–4.25
African Canadian (ref)
Residence
Group home	0.65	0.25–1.64
Family	1.92	0.58–6.34
Minimal supports (ref)
Psychiatric diagnosis
Yes	2.35*	1.12–4.95
No (Ref)
Autism diagnosis
Yes	1.67	0.65–4.29
No (ref)
Life events
0	0.28*	0.10–0.75
1	1.09	0.43–2.73
2 or more (ref)

*P < 0.05; note: ref: reference category.