Table 4.

Results from Logistic Regression Analysis Showing Association between Treatment Experience and Risk of Being on Disability 6 or 12 Months Following Claim Filing (n =385)^*

Measure	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)	P-Value
Education
High school degree or less	1.00
Post–high school education	1.24 (0.52–2.94)	.62
Race
White	1.00
Nonwhite	1.40 (0.39–4.88)	.61
Sex
Male	1.00
Female	0.83 (0.35–1.96)	.67
Age
<45	1.00
45 and older	1.53 (0.99–2.37)	.055
Type of injury
Other injuries	1.00
Upper or lower extremity fracture	2.49 (0.45–13.67)	.29
Low back sprain	2.37 (0.39–14.20)	.35
Carpal tunnel syndrome	7.49 (1.61–34.77)	.01
On disability at time of interview
No	1.00
Yes	53.20 (19.78–142.94)	<.001
Recovery status at time of interview
Completely or 75% recovered	1.00
50% recovered or less	4.92 (1.71–14.21)	.003
Overall treatment experience**
Excellent	1.00
Less than excellent	3.54 (1.21–10.33)	.021

^*Excludes self-insured patients (n =268) and cases where interview occurred 180 days or more postclaim filing (n =151).

^**The unadjusted odds ratio for “treatment experience” is 2.63 (p =.005).