Table 2.

Multivariate associations between demographics/comorbidities and alternative diagnosis made on 90-day follow-up for patients with an initial ED diagnosis of Bell’s palsy.

	HR (95% CI)
Age, every 10 years	1.11 (1.01–1.21)
Female sex	1.02 (0.80–1.29)
Race
White	Ref
Black	1.68 (1.13–2.48)
Hispanic	0.82 (0.62–1.07)
Asian	0.75 (0.45–1.27)
Other	0.90 (0.50–1.64)
Insurance status
Medicare	Ref
Medicaid	1.26 (0.85–1.87)
Private	0.65 (0.46–0.93)
Self-pay	0.77 (0.52–1.15)
Other	0.84 (0.46–1.55)
Weekend	1.12 (0.89–1.41)
Comorbid conditions
Hypertension	1.22 (0.94–1.59)
Diabetes	1.46 (1.10–1.95)
Coronary heart disease	0.64 (0.30–1.38)
Congestive heart failure	0.36 (0.49–2.58)
Chronic kidney disease	1.33 (0.54–3.29)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1.23 (0.45–3.36)
Imaging use (CT and/or MRI)	1.43 (1.10–1.85)