Table 2.

Association Between Profit Margins and Citation for Infection Prevention and Control

	Cited in At Least 1 y, OR (95% CI)	Cited in All 3 y, OR (95% CI)
Profit margin % quintile categories [reference: fifth quintile (6.7-23.4)]
First quintile (−43.2 to −6.7)	1.543 (1.290, 1.847)	1.876 (1.608, 2.187)
Second quintile (−6.7 to −1.1)	1.352 (1.173, 1.559)	1.586 (1.239, 2.030)
Third quintile (−1.1 to 2.5)	1.244 (1.057, 1.464)	1.443 (1.213, 1.718)
Fourth quintile (2.5-6.7)	1.131 (0.981, 1.305)	1.147 (0.959, 1.373)
ADL index	0.980 (0.950, 1.010)	0.999 (0.955, 1.046)
RUG case mix index	1.072 (0.590, 1.946)	1.673 (0.930, 3.010)
Facility total beds	1.003 (1.001, 1.005)	1.003 (1.001, 1.005)
Occupancy %	0.999 (0.995, 1.002)	0.990 (0.983, 0.998)
Medicaid	1.000 (0.997, 1.004)	0.997 (0.993, 1.001)
Medicare	1.004 (0.997, 1.011)	0.995 (0.989, 1.002)
Age	0.973 (0.959, 0.988)	0.978 (0.956, 1.001)
Female %	1.004 (0.996, 1.012)	1.000 (0.989, 1.011)
White %	0.997 (0.992, 1.002)	0.997 (0.993, 1.001)
Staffing hours per resident day
CNA	0.861 (0.767, 0.967)	0.954 (0.855, 1.064)
LPN	1.151 (0.976, 1.358)	1.074 (0.877, 1.315)
RN	0.648 (0.492, 0.854)	0.660 (0.456, 0.955)
Urban or rural
Large rural town	0.972 (0.857, 1.102)	0.935 (0.736, 1.187)
Small rural town	0.848 (0.695, 1.036)	0.849 (0.606, 1.191)
Isolated rural	0.771 (0.571, 1.041)	0.775 (0.510, 1.177)
For-profit	1.129 (0.992, 1.284)	1.371 (1.076, 1.747)
Multifacility organization	0.936 (0.839, 1.044)	0.883 (0.756, 1.031)
Competitive market	0.945 (0.783, 1.141)	1.107 (0.841, 1.457)
Number of observations	12,176	12,027

ADL, activities of daily living; CNA, certified nursing assistant; LPN, licensed practical nurse; RN, registered nurse; RUG, resource utilization groups.

The regressions show ORs from logistic regressions after adjusting for state fixed effects.