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. 2024 Jul 31;15:1409713. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1409713

Table 1.

Univariate predictors of hospital transfers after presenting with an intracranial hemorrhage.

Variable OR 95% CI p
Bleed compartment (Ref: Epidural)
Subdural 0.86 0.62–1.20 ns
Subarachnoid 0.91 0.65–1.28 ns
Intraparenchymal 0.64 0.45–0.90 <0.001
Traumatic Bleed 0.75 0.69–0.81 <0.001
Age (Ref: <65)
65–75 1.09 0.97–1.21 ns
>75 0.94 0.86–1.03 ns
Sex (Female) 1.03 0.95–1.11 ns
Race (Ref: White)
Black 0.77 0.65–0.90 <0.001
Hispanic 0.72 0.61–0.85 <0.001
Asian/Pacific islander 0.64 0.51–0.80 <0.001
Other 0.71 0.50–0.99 ns
Insurance payer (Ref: Medicare)
Medicaid 1.08 0.94–1.23 ns
Private 1.17 1.05–1.30 <0.01
Self-Pay 1.30 1.19–1.44 <0.001
Elixhauser comorbidity score 1.01 0.99–1.01 ns
Patient presenting location (Ref: Large metropolitan area)
Small metropolitan area 1.19 1.08–1.31 <0.001
Micropolitan area 1.42 1.11–2.81 <0.01
Income quartile (Ref: Q4: >82 k)
Q1: 0-48 k 0.54 0.46–0.63 <0.001
Q2: 48 k-60 k 0.82 0.73–0.93 <0.001
Q3: 60 k-82 k 1.08 0.98–1.19 ns
Trauma level (Ref: No status)
Level 1 0.03 0.03–0.04 <0.001
Level 2 0.06 0.05–0.08 <0.001
Level 3 0.73 0.65–0.82 <0.001
Neurosurgical capability (Yes) 0.05 0.04–0.05 <0.001
ICU capability (Yes) 0.15 0.14–0.17 <0.001
Teaching status (Yes) 0.04 0.04–0.05 <0.001
Bed number 0.99 0.99–1.00 ns
ADI decile 1.06 1.05–1.07 <0.001
Previous visit to same hospital (Yes) 0.17 0.15–0.19 <0.001
Previous visit to same IDN (Yes) 1.41 1.29–1.53 <0.001

ICU, intensive care unit; IDN, integrated delivery network.