Table 3.
Crude ORs and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of risk factors for heat-related mortality.
| Risk factors | Model 1a OR (95% CI) | Model 2b OR (95% CI) | Model 3 c OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Age | … | … | 2.94 (1.99, 4.35) |
| Patient history of visit(s) with diagnosis for specified condition | |||
| Alcohol use disorders | 5.35 (2.56, 11.17) | 9.23 (3.62, 23.50) | 11.15 (3.87, 32.17) |
| Drug use disorders | 0.99 (0.46, 2.17) | 1.25 (0.50, 3.09) | 0.45 (0.14, 1.54) |
| Psychiatric disorder | 1.20 (0.66, 2.17) | 1.68 (0.85, 3.33) | 1.35 (0.57, 3.19) |
| Cardiovascular conditions | 1.37 (0.76, 2.46) | 1.56 (0.78, 3.11) | 1.06 (0.45, 2.52) |
| Respiratory or lung disease | 0.82 (0.38, 1.78) | 0.85 (0.36, 2.00) | 0.74 (0.29, 1.87) |
| Neurodegenerative disorder | 1.51 (0.57, 4.01) | 2.02 (0.66, 6.19) | 2.02 (0.63, 6.47) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 1.69 (0.51, 5.58) | 2.00 (0.57, 7.07) | 2.22 (0.49, 9.99) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1.00 | … | 1.00 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0.48 (0.15, 1.53) | … | 0.41 (0.10, 1.69) |
| Hispanic | 0.99 (0.50, 1.96) | … | 1.04 (0.48, 2.27) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.36 (0.06, 2.01) | … | 0.73 (0.13, 4.06) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 2.13 (0.70, 6.55) | … | 3.36 (0.95, 11.94) |
| Insurance Status | |||
| Private | 1.00 | … | 1.00 |
| Self-Payer | 4.56 (1.70, 12.19) | … | 5.39 (1.73, 16.79) |
| Medicare | 3.94 (1.54, 10.15) | … | 5.08 (1.70, 15.15) |
| Medicaid | 2.05 (0.81, 5.21) | … | 1.67 (0.56, 5.04) |
| Other/Unknown | 6.35 (1.92, 21.02) | … | 7.36 (1.80, 29.95) |
a
Adjusted for age.
b
Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity and insurance status.
c
Adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, insurance status, and all other visit history variables.
Abbreviations: OR, Odds ratio. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
Bold font indicates statistical significance (95% CI excludes the null).