Table 2.

ORs of patient characteristics associated with facility discharge for patients with stroke (derivation cohort)

Characteristics	Unadjusted OR	Adjusted OR	β
Sex
Male	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0
Female	1.27 (1.24–1.30)	1.15 (1.12–1.19)	0.1427
Age, y
18–64	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0
65–74	1.02 (0.98–1.05)	1.01 (0.96–1.06)	0.0129
≥75	2.00 (1.94–2.06)	1.81 (1.72–1.91)	0.5955
Race
White	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0
Black	1.31 (1.26–1.36)	1.15 (1.11–1.20)	0.1440
Other	0.92 (0.86–0.99)	0.78 (0.73–0.85)	−0.2428
Stroke type
Ischemic	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0
Subarachnoid hemorrhage	1.72 (1.62–1.83)	2.34 (2.19–2.50)	0.850
Intracerebral hemorrhage	2.78 (2.65–2.92)	2.91 (2.76–3.07)	1.068
Comorbidity
Diabetes mellitus	1.22 (1.19–1.26)	1.29 (1.25–1.34)	0.2563
Heart disease	1.14 (1.09–1.18)	1.15 (1.11–1.20)	0.1433
Hypertension	2.31 (2.23–2.39)	1.90 (1.84–1.97)	0.6438
Peripheral arterial disease	0.59 (0.55–0.62)	0.68 (0.63–0.72)	−0.3922
Chronic kidney disease	1.37 (1.31–1.44)	1.24 (1.18–1.30)	0.2127
Hyperlipidemia	0.77 (0.75–0.79)	0.83 (0.81–0.86)	−0.1815
Arrhythmia	2.08 (2.00–2.17)	1.71 (1.64–1.79)	0.5373
Depression	1.38 (1.30–1.45)	1.35 (1.28–1.43)	0.3024
Source of admission
Nonhealthcare facility	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0
Clinic or physician’s office	0.16 (0.15–0.17)	0.20 (0.19–0.21)	−1.6026
Transfer from a hospital	1.46 (1.39–1.53)	1.18 (1.13–1.24)	0.1684
Other	1.98 (1.89–2.07)	1.73 (1.65–1.82)	0.5485
Primary payer class
Medicare (not managed)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0
Medicare (managed)	0.80 (0.77–0.83)	0.75 (0.72–0.79)	−0.2883
Medicaid	0.75 (0.64–0.88)	0.71 (0.60–0.86)	−0.3362
Private insurance	0.56 (0.54–0.58)	0.72 (0.68–0.75)	−0.3351
Other	0.71 (0.67–0.74)	0.72 (0.67–0.77)	−0.3275
Secondary payer class
Medicare (not managed)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	0
Medicare (managed)	1.17 (1.07–1.27)	1.14 (1.04–1.26)	0.1331
Medicaid	1.60 (1.50–1.71)	1.67 (1.55–1.80)	0.5148
Private insurance	1.10 (1.04–1.16)	1.10 (1.04–1.17)	0.0945
Other	0.92 (0.88–0.97)	1.34 (1.26–1.42)	0.2928

OR, odds ratio; ref, reference.