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.