Table 3.
Variable | Hazard Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
---|---|---|
Sociodemographic: | ||
Age Admitted | 1.02 | 1.01–1.03 |
Male | 1.96 | 0.81–4.75 |
Race: | ||
Hispanic | 1.22 | 0.93–1.60 |
Black | 1.02 | 0.84–1.24 |
Other | 1.49 | 1.11–1.99 |
Married | 0.96 | 0.82–1.11 |
Smoking Cessation | 0.78 | 0.65–0.92 |
Alcohol Abuse | 0.99 | 0.68–1.44 |
Drug Abuse | 0.45 | 0.17–1.24 |
In-Hospital Treatments within 48 hours: | ||
Vasopressor Use | 1.15 | 0.97–1.36 |
Mechanical Ventilation | 1.63 | 1.37–1.95 |
VA Priority Group: | ||
2–6 | 0.88 | 0.73–1.06 |
7–8 | 0.84 | 0.62–1.14 |
Comorbid Conditions: | ||
Myocardial Infarction | 1.27 | 1.01–1.60 |
Congestive Heart Failure | 1.28 | 1.08–1.52 |
Peripheral Vascular Disease | 1.25 | 1.04–1.50 |
COPD | 1.21 | 1.00–1.45 |
Rheumatic Fever | 1.01 | 0.68–1.65 |
Cirrhosis | 1.83 | 1.05–3.19 |
Dementia | 0.96 | 0.63–1.44 |
Diabetes | 0.99 | 0.80–1.22 |
Diabetes (with complications) | 1.08 | 0.87–1.35 |
Hepatitis | 1.37 | 0.62–3.04 |
Paraplegia | 1.17 | 0.79–1.72 |
Renal Disease | 1.24 | 1.05–1.47 |
Cancer | 1.25 | 1.05–1.49 |
Metastatic Cancer | 2.00 | 1.47–2.72 |
AIDS | 1.13 | 0.36–3.55 |
Number of Medications by type:* | ||
Diabetes | 0.92 | 0.73–1.16 |
Pulmonary | 1.17 | 0.95–1.43 |
Cardiac | 0.78 | 0.66–0.93 |
Corticosteroids | 1.19 | 0.99–1.43 |
Includes medications given 90 days prior to admission.