Table 2.

Multivariable results comparing autistic to non-autistic older adults, controlling for sex, race, rurality, age, year, region, estimated annual household income, HMO status, CCI, history of any mental health condition, history of insomnia, and frailty

Outcome	Overall	Age 65–69	Age 70–74	Age 75+
Length of Stay, IRRa (95% CIb)	1.09 (1.01, 1.18)	1.13 (1.04, 1.24)	1.03 (0.89, 1.20)	0.97 (0.83, 1.13)
Receipt of Occupational Therapy, RRc (95% CI)	0.89 (0.81, 0.99)	0.88 (0.79, 0.98)	0.91 (0.77, 1.08)	0.93 (0.77, 1.13)
Receipt of Physical Therapy, RR (95% CI)	0.98 (0.93, 1.05)	0.99 (0.92, 1.06)	1.01 (0.91, 1.12)	0.93 (0.84, 1.03)
Discharged Home, RR (95% CI)	0.62 (0.56, 0.68)	0.63 (0.56, 0.71)	0.55 (0.44, 0.69)	0.63 (0.48, 0.81)
Discharged to SNF,d RR (95% CI)	1.65 (1.46, 1.86)	1.74 (1.51, 2.01)	1.57 (1.26, 1.95)	1.48 (1.20, 1.82)
Discharged to Inpatient Rehabilitation, RR (95% CI)e	0.63 (0.44, 0.88)
Readmission,f RR (95% CI)	1.18 (1.08, 1.28)	1.17 (1.06, 1.28)	1.11 (0.96, 1.29)	1.25 (1.08, 1.44)

^aIRR=Incidence Rate Ratio;

^bCI=Confidence Interval;

^cRR=Risk Ratio;

^dSNF=Skilled Nursing Facility;

^eDue to the rarity of this outcome, it could not be stratified by age;

^fAll-cause 30-day inpatient readmission