Table 3.
Hospitalization – Multivariate Regression Analyses
| Variable | Dependent Variable – Hospitalization Logistic Regression | Dependent Variable – Hospital Length of Stay Negative Binomial Regression | ||||
| Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | p Value | Point Estimate | 95% Confidence Interval | p Value | |
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | 1.017 | 1.002 – 1.033 | 0.0234 | -0.024 | -0.040 – -0.089 | 0.0019 |
| Female | 0.953 | 0.634 – 1.432 | 0.8162 | 0.325 | -0.099 – 0.0750 | 0.1333 |
| East | 0.724 | 0.476 – 1.099 | 0.1294 | -0.795 | -1.289 – -0.201 | 0.0016 |
| South | 1.395 | 0.573 – 3.397 | 0.4635 | -1.364 | -0.236 – 0.368 | 0.0073 |
| North Central | 0.401 | 0.050 – 3.183 | 0.3871 | -1.807 | -0.412 – 0.506 | 0.1256 |
| HMO Insurance | 0.976 | 0.667 – 1.428 | 0.8995 | -0.332 | -0.752 – 0.088 | 0.1213 |
| General Health Status | ||||||
| Prior number of diagnoses | 1.086 | 1.035 – 1.138 | 0.0007 | 0.001 | -0.044 – 0.047 | 0.9507 |
| Diagnoses | ||||||
| Anxiety | 0.683 | 0.146 – 3.192 | 0.6380 | 0.527 | -0.910 – 1.963 | .4722 |
| Depression | 1.937 | 0.684 – 5.485 | 0.2132 | -0.369 | -1.395 – 0.656 | .4804 |
| Oppositional disorder | 1.324 | 0.658 – 2.666 | 0.4318 | 1.155 | 0.432 – 1.878 | .0017 |
| Drug/Alcohol Abuse | 9.332 | 5.328 – 16.344 | < 0.0001 | 0.223 | -0.287 – 0.732 | .3913 |
| Accident/Injury | 2.340 | 1.446 – 3.735 | 0.6380 | -0.619 | -1.093 – 0.145 | .0104 |
| Medication | ||||||
| OROS MPH | 0.668 | 0.450 – 0.992 | 0.0454 | -0.692 | -0.157 – -0.228 | .0035 |