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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Feb 25;58(1):66–73. doi: 10.1002/pbc.22979

Table IV.

Logistic and Poisson regression results: Disposition, visit rate, and HFU status

Predictor Estimate 95% Confidence Interval Significance [p-value]
Disposition from the EDa Odds Ratio
 Adult 0.68 [0.62, 0.75] < 0.01
 Private Insurance 0.90 [0.82, 0.99] 0.02
 Uninsured 0.37 [0.32, 0.43] < 0.01
 Distance to care (mi.) 0.91 [0.87, 0.94] < 0.01
 Urbanicity 0.33 [0.18, 0.58] < 0.01
 Severe Disease 13.26 [11.38, 15.45] < 0.01
 Male 1.07 [0.99, 1.15] 0.06
 Black 1.15 [0.99, 1.33] 0.07
 Hispanic 1.43 [1.19, 1.71] < 0.01
Rate of ED visitsb Incidence Rate Ratio
 Adult 2.32 [2.22, 2.43] < 0.01
 Private Insurance 0.59 [0.56, 0.62] < 0.01
 Uninsured 0.63 [0.59, 0.67] < 0.01
 Distance to care (mi.) 1.04 [1.02, 1.06] < 0.01
 Urbanicity 1.34 [1.01, 1.78] 0.04
 Severe Disease 1.65 [1.60, 1.71] < 0.01
 Male 1.02 [0.99, 1.06] 0.16
 Black 0.74 [0.71, 0.77] < 0.01
 Hispanic 1.46 [1.38, 1.54] < 0.01
High-frequency utilization statusc Odds Ratio
 Adult 7.91 [3.95, 15.85] < 0.01
 Private Insurance 0.19 [0.10, 0.37] < 0.01
 Uninsured 0.44 [0.23, 0.86] 0.02
 Distance to care (mi.) 1.17 [0.98, 1.39] 0.08
 Urbanicity 1.50 [0.91, 24.68] 0.78
 Severe Disease 2.51 [1.79, 3.53] < 0.01
 Male 0.99 [0.71, 1.40] 0.96
 Black 0.79 [0.51, 1.24] < 0.01
 Hispanic 2.26 [1.33, 3.86] < 0.01
a

Logistic regression: likelihood of inpatient admission

b

Poisson regression

c

Logistic regression: likelihood of being in the top tier of ED users