Table 3.

Multivariable Analysis of predictors of 30-day readmission.

	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P-value
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS
Age in years, n (%)
18-34	1.16 (0.61-2.21)	0.65
35-49	1.3 (0.76-2.21)	0.34
50-64	0.74 (0.44-1.26)	0.27
≥65	1 [Reference]
Gender, n (%)
Male	1 [Reference]
Female	1.21 (0.85-1.73)	0.29
Comorbidities, n (%)
Weight Loss/Malnutrition	3.31 (1.55-7.05)	0.002
End Stage Renal Disease	1.73 (0.96-3.12)	0.07
Coagulopathy	1.73 (0.75-3.96)	0.2
Coronary Artery Disease	1.48 (0.96-2.30)	0.08
Depression	1.34 (0.77-2.32)	0.3
Congestive Heart Failure	1.32 (0.79-2.23)	0.29
Peripheral Vascular Disease	1.08 (0.57-2.06)	0.81
Obesity	1.06 (0.68-1.67)	0.79
Chronic Pulmonary Disease	1.00 (0.58-1.73)	0.99
Implant Complications	1.00 (0.52-1.94)	0.99
Anemia	0.97 (0.68-1.38)	0.85
Diabetes Mellitus	0.95 (0.62-1.48)	0.84
Neurologic Disease	0.94 (0.48-1.85)	0.86
Hypertension	0.92 (0.49-1.71)	0.78
Hypocalcemia	0.66 (0.38-1.15)	0.14
Indication for Parathyroidectomy
Primary Hyperparathyroidism	1 [Reference]
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism	2.53 (1.07-5.95)	0.03
Othera	2.39 (1.37-4.19)	0.002
Median household income category for patient’s zip codeb, n (%)
0-25th percentile	1 [Reference]
26-50th percentile	1.18 (0.75-1.85)	0.46
51-75th percentile	1.23 (0.76-1.96)	0.4
76-100th percentile	0.95 (0.56-1.59)	0.83

^a“Other” consists of diagnosis codes that include unspecified hyperparathyroidism, other hyperparathyroidism, benign neoplasm of thyroid, nontoxic multinodular goiter, and other less common diagnoses.

^bVariables defined by HCUP criteria.³²