Table 3.

Association of Total NEFA per SD Increment With Subtypes of Hospitalization

Subtype	Hospitalizations				Days Hospitalized
	N	RR	95% CI	p Value	N	RR	95% CI	p Value
Infectious and parasitic	746	1.05	0.95–1.16	.32	5345	1.14	1.01–1.29	.04
Neoplastic	1173	0.93	0.83–1.05	.25	9223	0.92	0.75–1.13	.41
Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic, and immune	755	1.08	0.97–1.19	1.11	4124	1.11	0.97–1.27	.15
Hematologic	216	0.88	0.71–1.09	.24	1007	0.91	0.68–1.22	.52
Mental	202	1.24	1.04–1.49	.02	1558	1.51	1.21–1.88	<.001
Neurologic	306	1.17	1.01–1.35	.03	1508	1.15	0.93–1.42	.18
Circulatory	6528	1.02	0.98–1.07	.37	37727	1.03	0.97–1.10	.32
Respiratory	2456	1.14	1.06–1.23	<.001	16010	1.15	1.04–1.26	.01
Digestive	2100	1.07	1.00–1.15	.05	12244	1.10	0.99–1.22	.07
Genitourinary	1164	0.95	0.87–1.02	.16	5842	1.00	0.90–1.12	.99
Dermatologic	312	1.05	0.89–1.24	.56	1957	1.04	0.85–1.29	.70
Musculoskeletal	1141	1.12	1.03–1.21	.01	5669	1.19	1.06–1.33	.003
Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions	1525	1.04	0.96–1.11	.35	5185	1.07	0.96–1.20	.21
Injury and poisoning	2011	1.03	0.97–1.10	.38	12403	1.07	0.97–1.18	.17
External causes of injury	248	1.06	0.79–1.43	.70	1642	1.11	0.79–1.57	.55

Notes: Models adjusted for age, gender, race, clinic, waist circumference, smoking status, diabetes, systolic blood pressure, hypertension medication use, hypolipidemic and hypoglycemic medication use, prevalent atrial fibrillation, prevalent cardiovascular disease, C-reactive protein, albumin, eGFR, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, activities of daily living, cognition, social network score, general health, insulin, alcohol, and physical activity. NEFA = nonesterified fatty acid; SD = standard deviation.