Table 4.

Generalized Linear Effects Model of ED Guideline Adherence

Characteristics (N=1876)‡	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age	1.00 (0.99-1.01)
Female Sex	0.9 (0.7-1.1)
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	Ref
Hispanic	1.3 (0.8-2.0)
Non-Hispanic Black	1.1 (0.6-1.9)
Other	0.8 (0.3-1.8)
Language
English	Ref
Spanish	0.8 (0.5-1.3)
Other	2.6 (0.8-8.2)
Primary Health Insurance
Medicare	0.9 (0.6-1.3)
Medicaid	0.8 (0.5-1.3)
Uninsured	0.8 (0.6-1.3)
Commercial	Ref
Other Source	0.7 (0.3-1.7)
Time of Day
Morning (6a-11:59am)	Ref
Afternoon (Noon-5:59pm)	0.7 (0.6-1.0)
Evening (6pm-11:59pm)	0.9 (0.7-1.3)
Night (Midnight-5:59am)	0.8 (0.5-1.2)
Chief Complaint
Typical for Disease	Ref
Associated with Disease	0.3 (0.2-0.5)
Other	0.5 (0.3-0.8)
Female Physician Sex	1.2 (0.9-1.6)
Hospital Type
Quaternary	Ref
Community	0.6 (0.4-1.0)
Safety-net	0.7 (0.4-1.2)

Abbreviations: OR = odds ratio,confidence interval; Ref =reference

^‡4 patients were excluded from the model - 3 for missing race/ethnicity and 1 for missing physician sex. Interactions evaluated but not included in model: Complaint*Race/Ethnicity (p=0.14), Complaint*Sex (p=0.96), Complaint*Language (did not converge), Complaint*Insurance (p=0.88), Sex*Race/Ethnicity (p=0.38), Physician_Sex*Patient_Sex (p=0.08), Physician_Sex*PatientRace/Ethnicity (p=0.06)