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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2008;30(3):269–276. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.01.003

Table 3. Race/Ethnicity as a Predictor of Inpatient Disposition.

Variables Odds Ratio 95% CI Wald χ2
Age 1.13 ** 1.08 – 1.18 25.85
Gender
 Female 1.26 0.94 – 1.69 2.31
 Male 1.00
Race/Ethnicity
 African American 1.50 * 1.05 – 2.14 5.03
 Hispanic/Latino 1.34 0.85 – 2.14 1.56
 White 1.00
Global Assessment of Function 0.79 ** 0.78 – 0.80 723.49
Medical Insurance
 No Insurance 3.89 ** 1.56 – 9.67 8.52
 Insurance 1.00
DSM Disorders
 Depression .97 0.46 – 2.07 0.01
 Bipolar 1.21 0.39 – 3.81 0.11
 Anxiety 0.35 0.12 – 1.05 3.51
 Behavioral .81 0.39 – 1.68 0.32
 Alcohol/Substance .25 * .08-.81 5.40
 Adjustment .28 * .10-.77 6.04
 Developmental .07 ** 0.02 – 0.31 12.41
 Other .11 ** 0.02 – 0.53 7.54
 Psychotic 1.00

Each model controls for gender, age, insurance, GAF, and diagnostic category

*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

p<.1