Table 3. Associations of Emergency Department Boarding Time With Perceived Dissatisfaction, by Race and Ethnicity.
| Characteristic | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Global P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | P value | Global P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boarding time, h | ||||||
| <4 | 1 [Reference] | NA | .06 | 1 [Reference] | NA | .02 |
| 4 to <24 | 0.92 (0.56-1.51) | .74 | 0.93 (0.56-1.54) | .77 | ||
| ≥24 | 1.60 (0.93-2.73) | .09 | 1.77 (1.03-3.06) | .04 | ||
| Marginalized race and ethnicityb,c | ||||||
| Boarding time, h | ||||||
| <4 | 1 [Reference] | NA | .08 | 1 [Reference] | NA | .05 |
| 4 to <24 | 0.81 (0.40-1.64) | .48 | 0.80 (0.38-1.67) | .56 | ||
| ≥24 | 1.79 (0.81-3.97) | .15 | 1.94 (0.86-4.40) | .11 | ||
| Non-Hispanic Whitec | ||||||
| Boarding time, h | ||||||
| <4 | 1 [Reference] | NA | .50 | 1 [Reference] | NA | .34 |
| 4 to <24 | 1.06 (0.53-2.15) | .86 | 1.13 (0.55-2.32) | .75 | ||
| ≥24 | 1.48 (0.71-3.09) | .30 | 1.68 (0.79-3.60) | .18 |
Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio.
a
Adjusted for age, sex, language, and insurance type.
b
Includes self-identified Asian, Hispanic, Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic Black and/or African American, and multiracial. See eTable 1 in Supplement 1 for additional details.
c
Adjusted P values reported according to the Benjamini-Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons.