Table 3. Predictors of inpatient mortality among ESRD inpatients in rural America.
Predictive validity of the model assessed using the C-statistic: 0.62
| Characteristics | Crude OR (95%CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR | P-value |
| Age | ||||
| 18-39 | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 |
| 40-59 | 1.49 (1.09-2.05) | 1.40 (1.20-1.62) | ||
| ≥60 | 3.27 (2.44-4.39) | 3.01 (2.61-3.48) | ||
| Race | ||||
| White | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 |
| Black | 0.73 (0.65-0.82) | 0.81 (0.77-0.86) | ||
| Hispanic | 0.51 (0.38-0.69) | 0.53 (0.46-0.61) | ||
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 0.76 (0.45-1.29) | 0.70 (0.54-0.90) | ||
| Native American | 0.63 (0.46-0.87) | 0.73 (0.63-0.84) | ||
| Other | 0.67 (0.34-1.32) | 0.71 (0.53-0.94) | ||
| Type of admission | ||||
| Elective | 1 (ref) | 0.0278 | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 |
| Nonelective | 0.82 (0.69-0.98) | 0.84 (0.79-0.90) | ||
| Expected primary payer | ||||
| Medicare | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 |
| Medicaid | 0.73 (0.58-0.92) | 1.19 (1.06-1.32) | ||
| Private insurance | 1.06 (0.85-1.32) | 1.26 (1.15-1.37) | ||
| Self-pay | 1.24 (0.78-1.97) | 1.99 (1.61-2.45) | ||
| No charge | 9.74 (1.09-87.20) | 15.6 1(7.09-34.35) | ||
| Other | 2.63 (1.95-3.55) | 2.61 (2.33-2.93) | ||
| Type of hospital control | ||||
| Government, nonfederal | 1 (ref) | 0.1037 | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 |
| Private, not-for-profit | 0.89 (0.75-1.05) | 0.81 (0.76-0.86) | ||
| Private, investor-owned | 0.80 (0.64-0.98) | 0.76 (0.70-0.83) | ||
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Mild | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 | 1 (ref) | <0.0001 |
| Moderate | 1.30 (1.04-1.63) | 1.22 (1.10-1.36) | ||
| Severe | 1.61 (1.28-2.03) | 1.40 (1.26-1.54) | ||