Table 4.
Effect of Insurance Status on Outcomes for Stroke Patients Receiving Intra-Arterial Treatments.a
| Model 1* | Model 2b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
| Symptomatic ICH | Private Insurance | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Medicare | 1.17 (1.003–1.36) | 1.13 (0.94–1.35) | 1.09 (0.91–1.31) | |
| Medicaid | 1.23 (0.96–1.56) | 1.18 (0.92–1.51) | 1.15 (0.89–1.48) | |
| None | 1.12 (0.79–1.60) | 1.07 (0.74–1.54) | 1.08 (0.75–1.55) | |
| In-hospital death | Private Insurance | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Medicare | 1.61 (1.45–1.78) | 1.09 (0.97–1.24) | 1.05 (0.93–1.19) | |
| Medicaid | 0.96 (0.80–1.15) | 1.00 (0.83–1.21) | 0.98 (0.81–1.19) | |
| None | 1.34 (1.07–1.69) | 1.36 (1.07–1.73) | 1.36 (1.07–1.73) | |
| Discharge to Home | Private Insurance | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Medicare | 0.44 (0.41–0.47) | 0.76 (0.70–0.83) | 0.78 (0.71–0.85) | |
| Medicaid | 0.87 (0.78–0.98) | 0.85 (0.75–0.96) | 0.85 (0.75–0.96) | |
| None | 1.67 (1.44–1.94) | 1.91 (1.62–2.25) | 1.90 (1.61–2.24) |
Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; ICH=intracranial hemorrhage; IAT=intra-arterial treatment; IVT=intravenous treatment.
a
Patients received IAT only or IVT+IAT.
*
Adjusted by age, sex, race, NIHSS score, arrival by ambulance.
b
Adjusted by age, sex, race, NIHSS score, arrival by ambulance, prior stroke, hypertension, dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, current smoker.