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. 2016 Apr 26;7(2):95–99. doi: 10.1177/2151458516645635

Table 2.

Predicted Relative Risk Ratios of Discharge to SNF and Home Health Relative to Home.

RRR 95% Confidence Interval   RRR 95% Confidence Interval
Home Reference (Base Outcome)
SNF HHC
 Charlson comorbidity index 1.37a 1.32-1.43 1.08a 1.03-1.12
Types of pay
 Medicare 1.69a 1.53-1.86 1.13c 1.04-1.22
 Medicaid 1.21 0.98-1.51 0.75c 0.63-0.90
 Other Pay 0.99 0.82-1.20 0.79a 0.69-0.90
Race
 White Reference
 Black 2.44a 2.03-2.92 1.54a 1.30-1.81
 Native American 1.66 0.60-4.60 0.48 0.16-1.43
 Asian 2.66a 2.15-3.30 1.54a 1.25-1.90
 Other race 1.38b 1.14-1.66 1.62a 1.37-1.92
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic Reference
 Hispanic 1.51a 1.32-1.71 0.95 0.84-1.07
Age 1.46a 1.42-1.49 1.07a 1.04-1.09
Gender
 Female Reference
 Male 0.43a 0.40-0.46 0.94 0.89-1.00

Abbreviations: RRR, relative risk ratio; SNF, skilled nursing facility; HHC, home health care.

a.001 > P.

b.01 > P ≥ .001.

c.05 > P ≥ .01.