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. 2015 Sep;6(3):202–208. doi: 10.1177/2151458515588560

Table 4.

Regression Analysis: Odds of Discharge to Secondary Care Facility.a

Variable Unit Odds Ratio (95% CI) P value
Age 1 year of increasing age 1.1 (1.1-1.2) <.001*
IV acetaminophen Incremental dose of IV acetaminophen 0.37 (0.18-0.77) .008*
Sex Female gender 2.1 (1.0-4.3) <.001*
BMI N/A .86
Time to OR 1 hour of increased time to OR 1.1 (1.0-1.1) .026*
Diagnosis N/A .64
Pain score N/A .45
Narcotic use 10 mg morphine-equivalent 1.2 (1.02-1.3) .03*

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IV, intravenous; BMI, body mass index; OR, operating room; mg, milligrams; N/A, not available.

aLogistic regression analysis with odds ratios and confidence intervals listed for those variables demonstrating statistical significance as predictive of likelihood of discharge to a secondary care facility as opposed to home.

*p indicates statistical significance ≤0.05.