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Table 4 Predictors of inpatient THC in patients with AH

From: The impact of race and ethnicity on mortality and healthcare utilization in alcoholic hepatitis: a cross-sectional study

Predictor

Factor (fold increase)

95 % Confidence Interval

Age

0.99

0.98–0.99*

Sex

 Male

Reference

 

 Female

1.03

0.94–1.15

Race/Ethnicity

 White

Reference

 

 Black

1.24

0.96–1.60

 Hispanic

1.25

1.01–1.49*

 Other

0.94

0.79–1.13

Income

 

 Lowest 25 %

0.93

0.76–1.13

 25–50 %

Reference

 

 50–75 %

1.07

0.92–1.25

 75–100 %

1.18

1.03–1.34*

Payer

 Medicaid

0.85

0.73–0.98*

 Medicare

0.94

0.81–1.09

 Private

Reference

 

 Self-pay

0.75

0.62–0.91**

 Other

0.84

0.72–0.99*

 Length of Stay

1.02

1.02–1.03***

 Charlson Index

1.04

1.02–1.07***

Severity of liver disease

 No cirrhosis

Reference

 

 Stage 1–2

1.12

0.97–1.31

 Stage 3–4

1.01

0.89–1.15

Number of Procedures

 

 0

Reference

 

 1

1.27

1.20–1.34***

 2

1.74

1.53–1.99***

  > 2

2.97

2.72–3.25***

Hospital Region

 Northeast

Reference

 

 Midwest

1.06

0.85–1.33

 South

0.88

0.70–1.11

 West

1.32

1.02–1.71*

Teaching Hospital

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

1.10

0.94–1.28

Hospital setting

 Urban

1.28

1.11–1.48***

 Rural

Reference

 
  1. Parameter coefficients are presented as a fold increase with 95 % CI
  2. Final general linear model included survey weights and the following, variables: age, sex, race/ethnicity, income, payer, length of inpatient stay, Charlson comorbidity score, severity of liver disease, hospital region, teaching hospital status, hospital location, and number of inpatient procedures
  3. Other race refers to subjects with Asian, Pacific islander, Native American, or another race
  4. CI confidence interval
  5. *P <0.05; **P <0.01; ***P <0.001