Univariable and multivariable ORs for 30-day readmission from GEE models
| Univariable GEE (unadjusted) | Univariable GEE (adjusted*) | Multivariable GEE (adjusted*) | ||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Race-ethnicity | Reference: non-Hispanic white | |||||
| African American | 1.21 | 1.16 to 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.14 to 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.04 to 1.13 |
| Hispanic | 0.70 | 0.62 to 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.78 to 0.96 | 0.82 | 0.73 to 0.91 |
| Other | 0.77 | 0.72 to 0.78 | 0.90 | 0.85 to 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.84 to 0.96 |
| ADI (continuous)†† | 1.04 | 1.04 to 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.03 to 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.01 to 1.02 |
| Drug use | 1.48 | 1.37 to 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.43 to 1.65 | 1.35 | 1.26 to 1.46 |
| Lives alone | 1.42 | 1.36 to 1.47 | 1.17 | 1.13 to 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.07 to 1.16 |
| Depression | 1.43 | 1.36 to 1.50 | 1.25 | 1.30 to 1.31 | 1.21 | 1.16 to 1.27 |
| Dual eligible | 1.82 | 1.73 to 1.90 | 1.37 | 1.31 to 1.43 | 1.25 | 1.19 to 1.31 |
| Insurance | Reference: commercial | |||||
| Medicaid | 1.42 | 1.34 to 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.28 to 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.21 to 1.36 |
| Medicare | 2.44 | 2.34 to 2.54 | 1.45 | 1.37 to 1.53 | 1.26 | 1.19 to 1.33 |
| Other/unknown | 0.71 | 0.59 to 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.64 to 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.69 to 0.99 |
*GEE models adjusted for age, gender, individual Charlson-related comorbidities, and Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Clinical Classifications Software Refined for primary diagnosis categories.
†OR for 10-unit increase in ADI.
ADI, Area Deprivation Index; GEE, generalised estimating equations.