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. 2015 Mar 17;16(3):408–413. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2015.1.23560

Table 4.

Self-pay as associated with mortality by mechanism of injury in Arizona State Trauma Registry during 2008–2011.

Payer status Cut-pierce Falls Firearm Motor vehicle trauma All other mechanisms
Private insurance (reference) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Self-pay 1.65 (0.54–5.05) 2.06 (1.17–3.61)* 2.72 (1.59–4.64)*** 3.11 (2.34–4.14)*** 2.59 (1.62–4.15)***
AHCCCS 0.89 (0.32–2.48) 1.28 (0.87–1.86) 1.1 (0.67–1.81) 1.51 (1.19–1.91)*** 1.29 (0.87–1.89)
Medicare 0.61 (0.11–3.46) 1.32 (0.96–1.83) 1.28 (0.53–3.11) 1.82 (1.34–2.49)*** 3 (1.74–5.18)***

AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System

***

p <0.001

Estimates are odd ratios with CI in parentheses and all models are adjusted for covariates included in full model unless otherwise noted.