Table 3.
Independent Effects of Disease Category on Wait Times – African-American ED Visits Only
| Model 1 (exp(βs)) |
Model 2 (exp(βs)) |
Model 3 exp(βs)) |
Model 4 (exp(βs)) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Patient Sample | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| SCD | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.14 |
| [0.88,1.32] | [0.91,1.37] | [0.95,1.40] | [0.93,1.39] | |
| LBF | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| SCD | 1.48* [1.15, 1.89] |
1.51* [1.17, 1.94] |
1.51* [1.18, 1.93] |
1.48* [1.15, 1.90] |
| N (unweighted) | 40672 | 40672 | 40672 | 40672 |
Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01,
***
p < 0.001
Model 1: Unadjusted
Model 2: Adjusted for age, sex, and insurance status
Model 3: Model 2 + adjustments for assigned triage priority and pain score at triage
Model 4: Model 3 + adjustments for mode of arrival, visit disposition, geographic region of hospital, and weekend/weekday visit status