Table 4.

Factors That Were Significantly Different Between Participants with One or More Hospitalization Visits Compared to Those with No Visits

Factor	1+ Visits (%) (n=927)	No Visits (%) (n=178)	Significance (1+ Visits vs No Visits)	Odds Ratios	95% CI
Race: POC	209 (23%)	24 (13%)	*P=0.0074	1.87	1.18 to 2.95
No children	437 (47%)	51 (29%)	*P<0.0001	2.12	1.29 to 3.02
Too sick to work	394 (43%) (n=926)	46 (29%) (n=156)	*P=0.0023	1.77	1.23 to 2.56
15+ lb weight loss	420 (48%) (n=875)	25 (17%) (n=146)	*P<0.0001	4.00	2.56 to 6.29
Was prescribed medications and took as prescribed	599 (65%) (n=924)	112 (75%) (n=149)	*P=0.014	0.61	0.41 to 0.90

Note: *Statistically significant = p-value <0.05.