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Table 4 Predictors for LOS > 10 days from Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis

From: Black race as a predictor of poor health outcomes among a national cohort of HIV/AIDS patients admitted to US hospitals: a cohort study

Characteristic

OR (95% CI)

L-R Chi-Square

P-Value

Survey Year

 

104.4

< 0.001

   1996

1.00 (reference)

  

   1997

1.78 (1.41–2.25)

  

   1998

1.47 (1.17–1.86)

  

   1999

0.62 (0.47–0.81)

  

   2000

0.94 (0.72–1.22)

  

   2001

0.91 (0.71–1.17)

  

   2002

0.91 (0.71–1.17)

  

   2003

1.07 (0.85–1.36)

  

   2004

0.74 (0.58–0.95)

  

   2005

0.65 (0.49–0.86)

  

   2006

0.72 (0.56–0.93)

  

Race

 

18.4

< 0.001

   White

1.00 (reference)

  

   Black

1.20 (1.10–1.30)

  

Age

 

26.4

< 0.001

   18–34

1.00 (reference)

  

   35–49

0.98 (0.83–1.17)

  

   50–64

1.34 (1.09–1.64)

  

   ≥ 65

1.10 (0.70–1.67)

  

Gender

 

0.3

0.6

   Female

1.00 (reference)

  

   Male

1.02 (0.94–1.11)

  

Insurance Status

 

8.4

0.04

   Uninsured

1.00 (reference)

  

   Government

1.22 (1.04–1.43)

  

   Private

0.96 (0.80–1.16)

  

   Other insurance

0.89 (0.62–1.27)

  

Presence of Comorbidities*

   

   Preventable OI

1.97 (1.77–2.20)

142.9

< 0.001

   Non-preventable OI

2.03 (1.86–2.22)

238.0

< 0.001

   HBV

1.05 (0.84–1.31)

0.2

0.7

   HCV

1.04 (0.90–1.19)

0.3

0.6

   Cocaine use

0.98 (0.93–1.12)

0.1

0.8

  1. *Reference group is the absence of a comorbidity where OR = 1.00