Table 4.
Variable | Hazard Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval |
---|---|---|
Sociodemographic: | ||
Age Admitted: | 1.03 | 1.01–1.04 |
Male | 0.82 | 0.44–1.55 |
Race: | ||
Hispanic | 0.81 | 0.57–1.16 |
Black | 1.08 | 0.88–1.33 |
Other | 0.87 | 0.56–1.37 |
Married | 0.95 | 0.80–1.12 |
Smoking Cessation | 0.92 | 0.76–1.11 |
Alcohol Abuse | 1.25 | 0.86–1.84 |
Drug Abuse | 1.14 | 0.60–2.16 |
In-Hospital Treatments within 48 hours: | ||
Vasopressor Use | 0.83 | 0.68–1.02 |
Mechanical | 1.31 | 1.05–1.62 |
Ventilation | ||
VA Priority Group: | ||
2–6 | 1.14 | 0.91–1.43 |
7–8 | 0.90 | 0.62–1.30 |
Comorbid Conditions: | ||
Myocardial Infarction | 0.98 | 0.74–1.31 |
Congestive Heart Failure | 1.63 | 1.35–1.98 |
Peripheral Vascular Disease | 1.27 | 1.03–1.55 |
COPD | 0.98 | 0.80–1.21 |
Rheumatic Fever | 0.97 | 0.58–1.62 |
Cirrhosis | 1.46 | 0.68–3.11 |
Dementia | 1.90 | 1.34–2.71 |
Diabetes | 1.09 | 0.86–1.37 |
Diabetes (with complications) | 1.55 | 1.22–1.97 |
Hepatitis | 1.65 | 0.60–4.53 |
Paraplegia | 1.33 | 0.86–2.05 |
Renal Disease | 0.98 | 0.81–1.19 |
Cancer | 1.13 | 0.92–1.39 |
Metastatic Cancer | 1.03 | 0.63–1.67 |
AIDS | 2.47 | 0.91–6.74 |
Number of Medications by type:* | ||
Diabetes | 0.80 | 0.62–1.03 |
Pulmonary | 1.26 | 1.00–1.59 |
Cardiac | 0.74 | 0.62–1.03 |
Corticosteroids | 0.88 | 0.70–1.11 |
Includes medications given 90 days prior to admission.