Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratios for inter-facility transfers of patients with burn related injuries between 2009–2014 (N = 3,047,701 ED visits)
| Adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) | 95% Confidence Interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||
| Age, (years) | |||
| 18–34 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| 35–44 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 45–54 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 55–64 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 65–74 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| 75–84 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| >84 | ref | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| Female | ref | ||
| Insurance | |||
| Medicare | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Medicaid | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Self | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Other | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Private | ref | ||
| High Risk Body Region (Eye / Face / Head/ Neck / Airway / Wrists or Hands) | |||
| No | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Yes | ref | ||
| Day of Week | |||
| Weekday | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Weekend | ref | ||
| Region of Hospital | |||
| Northeast | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Midwest | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| South | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| West | ref | ||
| Trauma Center Designation | |||
| Non-Trauma | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Trauma | ref | ||
| Hospital Teaching Status | |||
| Metropolitan non-teaching | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Metropolitan | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Non-metropolitan hospital | 1.0 | ||
| Year | |||
| 2009 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 2012 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 2014 | ref | ||
| Sex * Primary Payer Type Interaction Term | |||
| Male * Medicare | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Male * Medicaid | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Male * Self Pay | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Male * Other | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Male * Private | ref | ||
| Female * Medicare | ref | ||
| Female * Medicaid | ref | ||
| Female * Self Pay | ref | ||
| Female * Other | ref | ||
| Female * Private | ref | ||