Exhibit 5. Odd ratios from the logistic regression of the hospital-acquired infections in acute care hospitals in Florida, 2007–2011.
Variable | Description | HA-VCAI Model | HA-CAUTI Model |
---|---|---|---|
POLICY | =1 from QTR4 2008 | 0.571*** | 0.968 |
AGE | Age at admission | 1.013*** | 1.010*** |
LOSDAYS | Length of stay | 1.122*** | 1.143*** |
GENDER | Proportion of males vs. females | 1.052 | 0.548*** |
RACE | Proportion of blacks vs. whites | 0.831*** | 0.775*** |
Other races vs. white | 1.006 | 0.994 | |
MEDICAID | Medicaid holders vs. Medicare holders | 1.045 | 0.824** |
PRIVATE | Private insurance holders vs. Medicare holders | 1.314*** | 1.942*** |
GOVT | Government insurance holders vs. Medicare | 1.330*** | 1.030 |
SELFPAY | Self-payers vs. Medicare holders | 2.058*** | 2.083*** |
OTHINS | Other insurance vs. Medicare holders | 1.536*** | 1.420 |
ICU | Admitted to ICU vs. not in the ICU | 1.966*** | 2.089*** |
NOTES: means statistically significant at 1%
means statistically significant at 5%
SOURCE: Authors’ analyses.