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Table 3 Multivariable analyses for antibiotic prescribing, Hospital LOS, and 30-day mortality for African-American and Caucasian VHA patients with CAP managed in the medical wards (non-ICU patients) (n = 35,706)*

From: Disparities of Care for African-Americans and Caucasians with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Dependent variable

HR/OR (95% CI)

Guideline-concordant antibiotics†

0.99, 0.81-1.20

LOS‡

0.95, 0.92-0.98

30-day mortality

0.98, 0.87-1.10

  1. LOS = length of stay.
  2. * Hazard ratios, odds ratios, and 95% confidence intervals were calculated from the generalized linear mixed-effects models. Covariates included all 18 variables listed in Table 1 plus a hospital-level variable. Hazard ratios were reported for hospital LOS; whereas, odds ratios were reported for everything else. For LOS, hazard ratios <1 indicate shorter lengths of stay; whereas, hazard ratios >1 indicate longer lengths of stay.
  3. † Guideline-concordant antibiotics were those consistent with 2007 American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America community-acquired pneumonia guidelines[12]. See study methods for more information.
  4. ‡ VHA patients who died within 30 days of hospital discharge were excluded from all LOS analyses.
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