Table 2

ORs and 95% CIs for patients the odds of experiencing delays in discharge, from univariate and multivariate logistic regression models

UnivariateMultivariable
OR95% CIOR95% CI
Age1.021.01 to 1.031.021.01 to 1.03
Ethnicity: whiteref
 African-American1.741.14 to 2.641.530.96 to 2.44
 Asian1.090.73 to 1.651.080.69 to 1.71
 Hispanic1.130.80 to 1.601.270.86 to 1.88
 Other0.710.31 to 1.630.820.35 to 1.93
Unhoused: noref
 Yes2.341.68 to 3.262.451.68 to 3.59
 Unknown1.690.73 to 3.941.460.58 to 3.67
Insurance: publicref
 Medicare1.170.85 to 1.610.560.36 to 0.88
 Private0.230.13 to 0.400.240.13 to 0.44
 Other1.260.78 to 2.031.140.67 to 1.93
Discharge location: homeref
 AMA/AWOL0.360.11 to 1.150.270.08 to 0.87
 Long-term care5.974.05 to 8.796.364.11 to 9.85
 Home health2.521.20 to 5.292.751.26 to 6.00
 Died0.910.41 to 2.050.730.32 to 1.67
 Other0.830.42 to 1.631.060.52 to 2.18
  • Bold and italicized results are significant at p<0.05.

  • AMA, against medical advice; AWOL, absent without leave.