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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2014 Mar 1;124(5):1118–1122. doi: 10.1002/lary.24347

TABLE II.

Univariate and Multivariate Regression Models by Outcome Variable.

Variable Reference Category Univariable OR (95% CI) P Value Multivariable OR (95% CI) P Value
Outcome =Death
 Tracheotomy type Open 1.48 (0.38–5.74) .568 0.95 (0.23–4.60) .941
 Pulmonary HTN Yes 10.0 (1.47–50.0) .018 12.5 (1.49–90.9) .019
 Race African American 4.13 (1.10–15.6) .036 4.31 (1.03–17.9) .045
Outcome =Decannulation
 Tracheotomy type Percutaneous 3.70 (1.45–9.09) .006 3.45 (1.25–9.09) .016
 Race Caucasian 5.00 (1.33–33.3) <.001 5.00 (1.92–12.5) <.001
 BMI <40 <40 2.42 (1.05–5.56) .038
 Diagnosis Trauma vs. neurological 2.33 (1.09–5.00) .029
Trauma vs. other 1.72 (.88–3.45) .113
Other vs. neurological 1.33 (0.52–3.45) .547
 Congestive heart failure No 9.42 (1.19–74.9) .034
 OSA No 3.10 (1.06–9.08) .039
Outcome = Dependence
 Tracheotomy type Open 2.95 (1.14–7.64) .026 2.10 (0.74–5.95) .163
 OSA Yes 3.33 (1.32–8.33) .012 3.1 (1.12–8.33) .030
 Diagnosis Neurological vs. trauma 2.45 (1.05–5.73) .038 2.31 (0.97–5.53) .060
Other vs. trauma 1.81 (0.81–4.04) .15 1.27 (0.53–3.03) .593
Neurological vs. other 1.36 (0.58–3.19) .484 1.82 (0.71–4.67) .210
 Race African American 2.12 (0.95–4.74) .068

BMI =body mass index; CI =confidence interval; HTN =hypertension; OSA =obstructive sleep apnea; OR =odds ratio.