Table 3. Hierarchical analysis* evaluating the impact of primary payer status on the outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, utilizing patients with private insurance as the reference.
Outcome | Medicare | Medicaid | Uninsured | |||
OR [95% CI] | p | OR [95% CI] | p | OR [95% CI] | p | |
In-hospital Mortality | 1.23 [1.14, 1.34] | <0.001 | 1.23 [1.14, 1.34] | <0.001 | 1.49 [1.36, 1.63] | <0.001 |
Non-routine Discharge | 1.62 [1.48, 1.76] | <0.001 | 1.08 [1.002, 1.16] | 0.044 | 0.53 [0.49, 0.58] | <0.001 |
Coef. [95% CI] | p | Coef. [95% CI] | p | Coef. [95% CI] | p | |
Length of Stay | 0.80 [−0.046, 1.65] | 0.064 | 6.00 [4.76, 7.23] | <0.001 | 0.64 [−0.22, 1.49] | 0.144 |
The independent variables included as covariates in regression analyses were patient age, sex, race, comorbidities, median household income of the patient’s zip code, hospital region, hospital location, teaching status, procedural volume, the presence of intracerebral hemorrhage, the performance of a ventriculostomy, year of admission, and aneurysm treatment modality (clipping or coiling).