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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2020 Oct;58(10):867–873. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001374

Table 5:

Multivariable Analysis of Factors Associated with Previous Healthcare Research and Prioritization of Outcome Measures

Performed Research Prioritize Outcome Measures
Unadj
Rate
OR (95% CI) P value Unadj
Rate
OR (95% CI) P value
Overall 60.5 38.7
Demographics
Age Group
 <35 61.4 2.23 (1.65-3.00) <0.001 40.6 1.04 (0.77-1.40) 0.805
 35-44 66.5 2.24 (1.64-3.07) <0.001 36.6 0.86 (0.63-1.18) 0.350
 45-54 59.2 1.84 (1.32-2.55) <0.001 37.6 0.92 (0.66-1.28) 0.618
 ≥55 48.4 1.0 Ref 39.0 1.0 Ref
Gender
 Male 57.6 1.0 Ref 38.2 1.0 Ref
 Female 63.8 1.30 (1.07-1.58) 0.009 39.3 0.98 (0.81-1.19) 0.841
 Other/Prefer Not 26.7 0.59 (0.17-2.01) 0.397 30.8 0.45 (0.12-1.66) 0.230
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 60.1 1.0 Ref 37.9 1.0 Ref
 Non-Hispanic Black 59.8 1.27 (0.93-1.75) 0.136 42.3 1.22 (0.89-1.66) 0.210
 Hispanic/Latino 72.3 1.94 (1.30-2.89) 0.001 35.7 0.89 (0.60-1.32) 0.548
 Asian 56.6 0.86 (0.56-1.32) 0.492 35.7 0.92 (0.59-1.43) 0.703
 Unknown 53.7 0.93 (0.51-1.66) 0.795 54.1 2.18 (1.28-3.73) 0.004
Location
 Northeast 63.9 1.30 (0.98-1.72) 0.074 38.8 1.02 (0.77-1.36) 0.871
 Southeast 63.0 1.36 (1.03-1.80) 0.030 39.2 1.04 (0.78-1.38) 0.793
 Midwest 52.4 1.0 Ref 38.6 1.0 Ref
 Southwest 64.4 1.47 (1.01-2.12) 0.042 41.2 1.14 (0.80-1.62) 0.478
 West 61.5 1.34 (1.01-1.80) 0.049 36.8 0.92 (0.69-1.24) 0.601
Education
 Advanced Degree 73.2 2.09 (1.53-2.86) <0.001 36.7 0.90 (0.66-1.21) 0.482
 Bachelors 69.1 1.94 (1.50-2.50) <0.001 40.8 1.07 (0.84-1.38) 0.571
 Associates 62.0 1.50 (1.08-2.08) 0.015 34.7 0.82 (0.59-1.15) 0.247
 High School or Less 50.3 1.0 Ref 39.1 1.0 Ref
Income
 ≥100,000 60.6 1.75 (1.33-2.30) <0.001 36.9 1.02 (0.78-1.34) 0.877
 50k-49.9k 66.2 1.70 (1.34-2.16) <0.001 41.9 1.24 (0.98-1.57) 0.075
 <50k 50.1 1.0 Ref 37.4 1.0 Ref
Health History
Previously Had Surgery
 No 48.8 1.0 Ref 40.0 1.0 Ref
 Yes 65.9 1.56 (1.25-1.96) <0.001 38.1 0.96 (0.77-1.21) 0.753
Previous Admission
 No 47.9 1.0 Ref 40.8 1.0 Ref
 Yes 66.0 1.70 (1.36-2.14) <0.001 37.7 0.91 (0.72-1.13) 0.387
Health Scale
 A (Unhealthy) 64.3 1.64 (1.27-2.12) <0.001 39.1 1.03 (0.81-1.32) 0.801
 B 66.8 1.64 (1.29-2.09) <0.001 36.7 0.93 (0.74-1.18) 0.545
 C (Healthy) 55.8 1.0 Ref 39.5 1.0 Ref