Table 6.
Multivariate analysis of overall morbidity (in-hospital morbidity and/or adverse discharge disposition) following acoustic neuroma excision in adult patients from 1994 through 2003
| Characteristic | OR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Patient | ||
| Age (for 1 y increase) | 0.99 (0.99–1.01) | .89 |
| Female sex | 1.10 (0.83–1.46) | .51 |
| Race (White is reference group) | .14 | |
| African American | 1.17 (0.83–1.45) | |
| Hispanic | 1.44 (0.85–2.44) | |
| Asian/Pac Isl | 1.63 (0.88–2.98) | |
| Others | 1.10 (0.63–1.89) | |
| Admission type (routine vs birth and others) | 0.67 (0.41–1.07) | .089 |
| Primary payer (Medicare is reference group) | <.0001 | |
| Medicaid | 0.98 (0.56–1.71) | |
| Private insurance/HMO | 0.49 (0.36–0.66) | |
| Self-pay | 0.74 (0.33–1.68) | |
| No charge/other | 0.63 (0.32–1.22) | |
| Median income | .77 | |
| 1 (reference group) | 1 | |
| 2 | 0.93 (0.65–1.32) | |
| 3 | 0.90 (0.67–1.20) | |
| 4 | 0.87 (0.66–1.14) | |
| Hospital bed size (large vs small or medium) | 0.99 (0.79–1.25) | .95 |
| High surgeon volume (≥3 surgeries per year) | 0.58 (0.46–0.71) | <.0001 |