Table 3

Multivariable ORs for 30-day readmission from GEE models by race-ethnicity

	Multivariable GEE* (adjusted and without interactions)
	African American		Non-Hispanic white		Hispanic		Other
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
ADI (continuous)††	1.02	1.00 to 1.03	1.01	1.01 to 1.02	1.06	1.00 to 1.12	1.03	1.00 to 1.05
Drug use	1.35	1.21 to 1.50	1.32	1.19 to 1.46	1.62	1.06 to 2.45	1.38	0.95 to 2.02
Lives alone	1.10	1.02 to 1.18	1.12	1.06 to 1.17	1.20	0.91 to 1.59	1.08	0.89 to 1.29
Depression	1.22	1.12 to 1.35	1.18	1.11 to 1.24	1.51	1.12 to 2.02	1.46	1.18 to 1.81
Dual eligible	1.25	1.16 to 1.36	1.24	1.15 to 1.32	1.14	0.85 to 1.52	1.29	1.07 to 1.56
Insurance	Reference: commercial
Medicaid	1.29	1.17 to 1.43	1.32	1.21 to 1.43	0.95	0.72 to 1.26	1.06	0.86 to 1.31
Medicare	1.22	1.10 to 1.37	1.31	1.22 to 1.41	0.92	0.62 to 1.35	1.02	0.81 to 1.28
Other/unknown	0.63	0.44 to 0.89	0.93	0.74 to 1.18	0.58	0.29 to 1.19	1.01	0.49 to 2.09

*For each race-ethnicity group, multivariable GEE model adjusted for age, gender, individual Charlson-related comorbidities, and AHRQ CCSR for primary diagnosis categories.
†OR for 10-unit increase in ADI.
ADI, Area Deprivation Index; GEE, generalised estimating equations.