TABLE 3.
Predictors of higher acuity category of imaging findings
| Patient characteristics | B (95% confidence interval) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.004 (0.001, 0.007) | <0.001 | |
| Gender | Female | Reference | |
| Male | 0.01 (-0.70, 0.09) | 0.77 | |
| Race | Caucasian or White | Reference | |
| African American or Black | 0.16 (0.07, 0.25) | <0.001 | |
| Other | 0.09 (-0.09, 0.26) | 0.33 | |
| Marital status | Not married | Reference | |
| Married | 0.10 (0.02, 0.18) | 0.01 | |
| Encounter type | Inpatient + emergency department | Reference | |
| Outpatient | -0.61 (-0.70, -0.53) | <0.001 | |
| Insurance | Commercial | Reference | |
| Medicare | 0.09 (-0.004, 0.18) | 0.05 | |
| Medicaid or Uninsured | 0.33 (0.12, 0.51) | 0.001 | |
| Year | 2019 | Reference | |
| 2020 | 0.22 (0.15, 0.30) | 0.001 | |
Bolded P values represent statistical significance.