Table 7.

Acute care inpatient mortality by race/ethnicity, sex, and age for Baylor Health Care System hospitals, July 2003 to June 2005

	Race			Sex			Age (years)
Measure	Race	Discharges (% died)	Odds ratio∗ (95% CI)	Sex	Discharges (% died)	Odds ratio∗ (95% CI)	Died mean (SE)	Survived mean (SE)	Odds ratio∗,† (95% CI)
	White	43,820 (3)	Reference
Acute care	Black	9,943 (3)	0.86 (0.72–1.03)	M	26,617 (3)	Reference	67.6 (0.4)	56.7 (0.1)	1.03 (1.03–1.04)
mortality	Hispanic	4,448 (3)	1.07 (0.84–1.37)	F	34,647 (2)	0.85 (0.76–0.96)
	Other	3,053 (2)	0.67 (0.49–0.92)

∗Odds ratios were determined from multivariable models, adjusting for age (continuous), race, sex, payer type, income, diagnosis-related group, and BHCS facility at which care was provided.

†Odds ratios for age reflect changes in odds with every 10-year increase in age.

CI indicates confidence interval; SE, standard error of the mean.