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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Apr 5;74(2):216–223. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.01.027

Table 2.

Adjusted odds ratio estimates and confidence intervals for 72-hour noninvasive cardiac stress test completion among Emergency Department patients evaluated for possible acute coronary syndrome.

Effect Estimate 95% Confidence Limits
Age
 65+ vs 18-47 years 0.907 0.76 1.082
 55-65 vs 18-47 years 0.939 0.805 1.095
 47-55 vs 18-47 years 1.03 0.88 1.205
Female vs Male 0.928 0.829 1.039
Race
 Alaska Native/Pacific Islander vs White 0.834 0.551 1.262
 Asian vs White 0.906 0.756 1.085
Black vs White 0.84 0.706 0.999
 Others vs White 0.923 0.797 1.067
Household Median Income (per $10,000) 0.986 0.965 1.007
Coronary Artery Disease: No vs Yes 1.08 0.834 1.4
Elixhauser Score
 1-2 vs 0 0.995 0.849 1.167
 3-4 vs 0 0.968 0.807 1.161
 5+ vs 0 0.922 0.746 1.14
Body Mass Index
 Overweight vs Normal 1.014 0.868 1.185
 Obese vs Normal 1.011 0.861 1.187
Physician Affiliation: Per Diem vs Full-Time KPSC 1.091 0.968 1.231
ED Visit Day of Week: Saturday-Wednesday vs Thursday-Friday 3.631 3.174 4.154
ED Visit Year: 2015 vs 2017 0.97 0.832 1.132
ED Visit Year: 2016 vs 2017 0.919 0.807 1.047
Medical Center
Medical Center 1 vs 13 0.228 0.173 0.301
Medical Center 2 vs 13 0.021 0.012 0.037
Medical Center 3 vs 13 0.041 0.03 0.057
Medical Center 4 vs 13 0.165 0.129 0.211
Medical Center 5 vs 13 0.296 0.22 0.397
Medical Center 6 vs 13 0.707 0.538 0.929
Medical Center 7 vs 13 0.094 0.072 0.122
Medical Center 8 vs 13 0.46 0.359 0.589
Medical Center 9 vs 13 0.09 0.064 0.127
Medical Center 10 vs 13 0.168 0.132 0.214
Medical Center 11 vs 13 0.041 0.03 0.054
Medical Center 12 vs 13 0.016 0.009 0.028

Abbreviations: KPSC = Kaiser Permanente Southern California