| Estimate |
Std. Error |
z value |
P Value |
| (Intercept) 0.76 |
0.21 |
3.66 |
<0.001 |
| MCVdiff -0.06 |
0.01 |
-6.38 |
<0.001 |
| Gender -0.33 |
0.15 |
-2.14 |
0.03 |
| Age 0.01 |
0.01 |
2.32 |
0.02 |
MCVdiff= final MCV - initial MCV
The Poisson regression model was evaluated using the number of ED visits as the
outcome and gender, age and the value obtained by the difference between initial
MCV and final MCV as independent variables. All covariates in Poisson model
were statistically significant (p<0.05). The Poisson regression model showed that
the increase of one unit in the positive difference between initial MCV and final
MCV resulted in a reduction of approximately 6% in the number of ED visits |
