Table 4 Odds of readmission according to demographic, clinical, and care setting characteristics
From: Inpatient care for stiff person syndrome in the United States: a nationwide readmission study
| Characteristic | Any Readmission | Readmission to Different Hospital | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| p-valueb | OR | p-valueb | OR | |
| Age | ||||
| < 40 | 0.3284 | Reference | 0.3284 | Reference |
| 40–49 | 0.31 (0.09-1.12) | 0.59 (0.08–4.53) | ||
| 50–59 | 0.52 (0.18-1.48) | 0.64 (0.10–3.99) | ||
| 60+ | 0.69 (0.21-2.34) | 1.51 (0.19–12.36) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 0.0231 | Reference | 0.0231 | Reference |
| Female | 3.29 (1.22–8.87)* | 2.57 (0.52–12.65) | ||
| Primary payera | ||||
| Private insurance | 0.0773 | 0.41 (0.15–1.13) | 0.0773 | 0.29 (0.05–1.70) |
| Medicare | 0.2300 | 1.81 (0.74–4.42) | 0.2300 | 1.88 (0.38–9.23) |
| Medicaid | 0.6354 | 1.33 (0.44–3.98) | 0.6354 | 2.13 (0.41–11.18) |
| Median household incomea | ||||
| $66,000+ | 0.5110 | Reference | 0.5110 | Reference |
| $51,000 - $65,999 | 1.61 (0.48–5.33) | 2.10 (0.18–24.30) | ||
| $40,000 - $50,999 | 0.95 (0.28–3.24) | 0.89 (0.05–14.82) | ||
| $1 - $39,999 | 2.54 (0.66–9.77) | 8.87 (0.81–96.73) | ||
| Length of stay | ||||
| 0–7 days | 0.3016 | Reference | 0.3016 | Reference |
| > 7 days | 1.59 (0.65–3.90) | 0.88 (0.18–4.28) | ||
| Discharge dispositiona | ||||
| Routine | 0.0244 | 0.26 (0.10–0.64)** | 0.0244 | 0.18 (0.04–0.89)* |
| Transfer: short-term hospital | 0.4935 | 3.28 (0.34–31.36) | 0.4935 | 8.38 (0.73–95.73) |
| Transfer: other type of facility | 0.0848 | 2.40 (0.96–5.97) | 0.0848 | 1.14 (0.23–5.74) |
| Home health care | 0.2774 | 2.63 (0.75–9.18) | 0.2774 | 4.66 (0.71–30.70) |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| 0–2 | 0.6717 | Reference | 0.6717 | Reference |
| 3–4 | 0.81 (0.34–1.97) | 0.65 (0.15–2.83) | ||
| 5+ | 1.64 (0.46–5.83) | 2.90 (0.43–19.70) | ||
| Bed size of hospital | ||||
| Small | 0.4433 | Reference | 0.4433 | Reference |
| Medium | 3.28 (0.57–18.76) | 4.06 (0.33–50.36) | ||
| Large | 1.62 (0.37–7.13) | 0.94 (0.11–8.05) | ||
| Control/ownership of hospitala | ||||
| Private, not-for-profit | 0.8673 | 0.89 (0.24–3.33) | 0.8673 | 0.26 (0.05–1.41) |
| Private, investor-owned | 0.4248 | 2.44 (0.53–11.25) | 0.4248 | 10.87 (2.03–58.25)** |
| Teaching status of hospitala | ||||
| Metropolitan teaching | 0.5039 | 1.38 (0.53–3.57) | 0.5039 | 1.75 (0.35–8.77) |
| Metropolitan non-teaching | 0.8803 | 1.08 (0.42–2.79) | 0.8803 | 0.83 (0.17–4.17) |