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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Surg. 2014 Aug 1;149(8):837–844. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.77

Table 3. Odds of Perforation, Unadjusted and Fully Adjusted Regression Models.

Characteristic Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) Fully Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Presentation to OR time (continuous variable) 1.0 (0.99-1.01) 1.0 (0.99-1.01)
Sex
 Female 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 Male 1.17 (1.03-1.33) 1.24 (1.08-1.43)
Age (continuous) 1.04 (1.03-1.04) 1.04 (1.08-1.43)
Comorbidity index score
 0 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 1 1.40 (1.16-1.69) 0.99 (0.81-1.21)
 2 2.44 (1.69-3.52) 1.32 (0.98-1.76)
 ≥3 3.56 (2.12-5.96) 2.18 (1.36-3.49)
Race
 White 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 African American 0.68 (0.43-1.07) 0.65 (0.42-1.02)
 Asian 0.73 (0.53-1.00) 0.68 (0.52-0.89)
 American Indian/Alaskan 0.94 (0.46-1.92) 1.15 (0.52-2.56)
 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.62 (0.25-1.58) 0.83 (0.31-2.23)
 Unknown 1.03 (0.88-1.21) 1.00 (0.83-1.21)
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 Hispanic 0.85 (0.66-1.09) 0.93 (0.71-1.21)
 Unknown 1.09 (0.95-1.24) 1.08 (0.88-1.33)
Insurance
 Private 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 Medicare 3.05 (2.51-3.71) 0.98 (0.76-1.26)
 Medicaid 1.1 (0.87-1.40) 1.24 (0.96-1.61)
 Uninsured, self-pay, unknown 1.25 (1.06-1.48) 1.43 (1.24-1.66)
 Other government program 0.63 (0.40-0.97) 0.70 (0.44-1.09)
Hospital volume, quartiles
 1st (lowest) 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 2nd 0.81 (0.55-1.20) 0.87 (0.62-1.21)
 3rd 0.729 (0.50-1.06) 0.90 (0.67-1.20)
 4th 0.69 (0.48-0.99) 0.84 (0.61-1.16)
Hospital location
 Urban 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
 Rural 1.3 (1.05-1.61) 1.15 (0.94-1.42)

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; OR, operating room.