Table 2.
Adjusted Odds Ratios of Hospitalization at Private Academic Medical Centers in New York City, 2009 and 2014, and Boston, 2009
| 2014 NYC | 2009 NYC | 2009 Boston | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18-29 | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| 30-49 | 0.99 | (0.97-1.002) | 1.06 | (1.04-1.08) | 1.08 | (1.04-1.12) |
| 50-69 | 1.22 | (1.20-1.24) | 1.29 | (1.26-1.31) | 1.05 | (1.01-1.09) |
| 70 and over | 0.99 | (0.97-1.01) | 0.84 | (0.82-0.85) | 0.73 | (0.70-0.76) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 1.08 | (1.07-1.09) | 1.03 | (1.02-1.04) | 0.87 | (0.85-0.89) |
| Race/ethnicity* | ||||||
| White | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Black | 0.47 | (0.46-0.48) | 0.36 | (0.35-0.36) | 2.09 | (2.02-2.16) |
| Other Minority | 0.89 | (0.88-0.90) | 0.76 | (0.75-0.77) | 1.23 | (1.19-1.28) |
| Insurance | ||||||
| Private | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Medicaid | 0.29 | (0.28-0.29) | 0.41 | (0.41-0.42) | 0.58 | (0.56-0.59) |
| Uninsured | 0.19 | (0.19-0.20) | 0.22 | (0.21-0.23) | 0.70 | (0.63-0.77) |
| Medicare | 0.55 | (0.54-0.56) | 0.86 | (0.85-0.87) | 0.67 | (0.65-0.68) |
| Other | 0.64 | (0.61-0.66) | 0.91 | (0.86-0.95) | 0.58 | (0.55-0.62) |
Note:
*
‘Black’ includes black of any ethnicity; ‘white’ reflects non-Hispanic whites only; ‘other minority’ includes ‘other race’, ‘white Hispanic’, ‘multi-ethnic white/other race’.
AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio of being discharged from an AMC, adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity and insurance coverage. CI = Confidence Interval. Ref = Reference category. Number of observations (discharges): 864,015 (NYC 2014), 980,575 (NYC 2009), 220,809 (Boston 2009).