Table 2.

Factors independently associated with ambulance transport in AMI and stroke patients.

	Unadjusted OR	95% (CI)	Adjusted OR	95% (CI)
Age (deciles)	1.25	(1.16, 1.35)	1.21	1.12, 1.31
Race
NH white	Reference	-	Reference	-
NH black	1.3	(0.92, 1.84)	1.72	1.16, 2.29
Hispanic	0.9	(0.54, 1.49)	1.03	0.53, 1.62
Other	1.22	(0.69, 2.17)	1.48	0.80, 2.72
Geographic region
Northeast	Reference	-	Reference	-
Midwest	0.64	(0.43, 0.96)	0.68	0.44, 1.03
South	0.55	(0.41, 0.74)	0.63	0.47, 0.85
West	0.56	(0.36, 0.85)	0.64	0.42, 0.99
Patient residence
Nursing home	14.45	(7.85, 26.58)	11.5	6.19, 21.36
Other	Reference	-	Reference	-
Missing	1.97	(1.27, 3.07)	1.9	1.22, 2.95
Time (continuous)	0.98	(0.92, 1.03)	0.98	0.93, 1.03

NH, non-Hispanic