Table 2.
Variable | Relative risk | Confidence interval | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 1.00 | 1.00-1.01 | .20 |
Female gender (reference: male) | 1.08 | 0.98-1.19 | .10 |
Risk mortality (reference: minor likelihood of dying) | |||
Moderate likelihood of dying | 0.78 | 0.68-0.90 | <.01 |
Major likelihood of dying | 0.43 | 0.30-0.61 | <.01 |
Extreme likelihood of dying | 0.24 | 0.09-0.64 | <.01 |
Race (reference: White) | |||
Black | 0.97 | 0.80-1.19 | .78 |
Hispanic | 0.98 | 0.78-1.23 | .85 |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 1.01 | 0.68-1.52 | .94 |
Native American | 1.77 | 0.90-3.46 | .10 |
Other | 0.96 | 0.68-1.36 | .83 |
Primary payment (reference: Medicare) | |||
Medicaid | 1.05 | 0.82-1.35 | .68 |
Private | 1.10 | 0.97-1.25 | .13 |
Self-pay | 0.69 | 0.34-1.39 | .30 |
Median household income (reference: 1st quartile) | |||
25-50th Percentile | 1.14 | 0.97-1.34 | .10 |
50-75th Percentile | 0.96 | 0.81-1.13 | .62 |
75-100th Percentile | 1.51 | 1.29-1.76 | <.01 |
Hospital location/teaching status (reference: rural) | |||
Urban, nonteaching | 1.36 | 1.04-1.77 | .03 |
Urban, teaching | 1.54 | 1.20-1.99 | <.01 |
Hospital bed size (reference: small) | |||
Medium | 0.58 | 0.52-0.65 | <.01 |
Large | 0.53 | 0.48-0.59 | <.01 |
Hospital region (reference: Northeast) | |||
Midwest | 0.27 | 0.23-0.33 | <.01 |
South | 0.58 | 0.51-0.66 | <.01 |
West | 1.02 | 0.90-1.15 | .74 |
Statistically significant (P < .05) values are depicted in bold.