TABLE 5 ] .
Logistic Regression Model of Early Tracheostomy vs Late Tracheostomy (N = 49,191)
| Covariates | Referent | OR | 95% CI |
| Sex | |||
| Male | Referent | … | … |
| Female | … | 0.84 | 0.81-0.87 |
| Race | |||
| White | Referent | … | … |
| Black | … | 0.85 | 0.81-0.90 |
| Hispanic | … | 0.85 | 0.78-0.92 |
| Asian | … | 0.90 | 0.79-1.03 |
| Other | … | 0.95 | 0.88-1.21 |
| Age groups, y | |||
| 18-24 | Referent | … | … |
| 25-44 | … | 0.88 | 0.80-0.97 |
| 45-64 | … | 0.85 | 0.77-0.93 |
| 65-83 | … | 0.86 | 0.78-0.91 |
| > 84 | … | 0.88 | 0.76-0.95 |
| Payer status | |||
| Private | Referent | … | … |
| Medicare | … | 1.01 | 0.95-1.07 |
| Medicaid | … | 0.95 | 0.89-0.99 |
| Uninsured | … | 0.86 | 0.83-0.90 |
| Other | … | 1.19 | 1.11-1.31 |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Trauma | Referent | … | … |
| Cardiovascular | … | 0.66 | 0.61-0.70 |
| Pulmonary | … | 0.86 | 0.80-0.93 |
| Surgical | … | 0.63 | 0.56-0.71 |
| Neurologic | … | 0.96 | 0.90-1.03 |
| Sepsis | … | 0.46 | 0.42-0.50 |
| Other | … | 0.69 | 0.64-0.74 |
| Severity of illness | |||
| Minor | Referent | … | … |
| Moderate | … | 0.66 | 0.44-0.94 |
| Major | … | 0.40 | 0.28-0.56 |
| Extreme | … | 0.12 | 0.08-0.16 |
| Admission status | |||
| Emergent | Referent | … | … |
| Elective | … | 1.28 | 1.21-1.35 |
Early tracheostomy timing was defined as < 7 d after index intubation; late tracheostomy was defined as > 10 d after index intubation.