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Table 3.

Factors associated with post-hospital care for patients with uncomplicated ARF

Characteristic	Post-hospital care		Extended facility care		Home health care
	adjusted OR	95% CI	adjusted OR	95% CI	adjusted OR	95% CI
Race
White	1.00^a		NS		1.00^a
Black	0.91	0.66–1.26	NS		0.98	0.69–1.38
Other	0.64	0.47–0.87	NS		0.70	0.49–0.99
Gender
Male	1.00^a		1.00^a		NS
Female	1.36	1.12–1.65	1.61	1.29–2.00	NS
Age
<65	1.00^a		1.00^a		1.00^a
≥65 to ≤75	2.81	2.17–3.64	2.71	1.89–3.89	2.02	1.51–2.70
>75 to ≤85	5.26	4.07–6.79	6.67	4.79–9.29	1.65	1.24–2.20
>85	10.54	7.49–14.84	11.76	8.11–17.06	1.63	1.15–2.32
Income
Low	NS		0.72	0.54–0.96	NS
Average	NS		1.00^a		NS
Hospital type
Primary academic	0.97	0.77–1.22	0.52	0.41–0.67	1.67	1.29–2.15
Secondary academic	0.47	0.35–0.63	0.47	0.35–0.65	0.75	0.53–1.05
Non-academic	1.00^a		1.00^a		1.00^a
Admit Source
Referral	1.00^a		1.00^a		NS
Emergency room	1.70	1.36–2.13	2.03	1.54–2.68	NS
Other	2.30	1.64–3.24	2.56	1.74–3.75	NS
Severity
Low	0.46	0.27–0.78	0.25	0.11–0.60	0.92	0.52–1.62
Moderate	1.00^a		1.00^a		1.00^a
High	2.06	1.62–2.61	1.75	1.36–2.24	1.39	1.09–1.78

Reference value.