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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 29.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Care Med. 2011 Mar;39(3):429–435. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318206b3af

Table 3. Association of race/ethnicity and ICU length of stay.

Outcome Mean Difference In ICU Length of Stay (95% CI)

White Black Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander
Model 1* Reference 0.68 (0.27 to 1.09) 0.11 (-0.17 to 0.39) 0.42 (-0.01 to 0.85)
Model 2 Reference 0.52 (0.12 to 0.92) -0.11 (-0.38 to 0.16) 0.33 (-0.09 to 0.74)
Model 3 Reference 0.50 (0.10 to 0.90) -0.13 (-0.09 to 0.73) 0.32 (-0.09 to 0.74)
Model 4§ Reference 0.39 (-0.01 to 0.79) -0.24 (-0.52 to 0.05) 0.23 (-0.19 to 0.65)
*

Adjusted for age + gender

Adjusted for age, gender + APS

Adjusted for age, gender, APS + DNR status

§

Adjusted for age, gender, APS, DNR status + SES + expected source of payment + admission type

All analyses were adjusted for hospital effects.

SES=socioeconomic status, DNR=do not resuscitate APS= acute physiology score

Bold face type indicates statistical significance.