Table 2 Adjusted all-cause hospitalization 1-year after baseline
From: Comparison of outcomes for veterans receiving dialysis care from VA and non-VA providers
Any Hospitalization (n=1,388) | Total Number of Hospitalizations (n=665)3 | Total Hospital Length of Stay (n=665)3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
OR | β | β | |
Dialysis setting: Non-VA (ref: VA) | .35*** (.24, .51) | –.16* (.08) | –.37* (.15) |
Dual | .99 (.70, 1.40) | .01 (.07) | –.05 (.15) |
Age | 1.00 (.99, 1.01) | –.01* (.003) | –.01 (.004) |
Male | .96 (.36, 2.57) | –.08 (.25) | .01 (.42) |
Race: Non-White (ref: White) | .90 (.68, 1.18) | –.07 (.06) | –.17 (.13) |
Unknown | .20** (.07, .57) | –.06 (.27) | –.86* (.39) |
Marital status: Unmarried (ref: married) | 1.15 (.89, 1.49) | .05 (.05) | –.17 (.13) |
Unknown | .64 (.26, 1.56) | .15 (.20) | –.15 (.32) |
Copayment required | .90 (.55, 1.48) | –.11 (.11) | .33 (.37) |
Diagnostic Cost Group4 | 1.22*** (1.17, 1.27) | .03** (.01) | –.01 (.02) |
History of dialysis prior to baseline: 6 months (ref: none) | .62* (.39, .99) | –.15 (.10) | –.18 (.14) |
1 year | .27*** (.16, .47) | –.13 (.12) | –.15 (.26) |
2 years | .43*** (.33, .57) | .01 (.06) | .08 (.11) |
History of hospitalization 1-year prior to baseline | 2.13*** (1.65, 2.74) | .28*** (.06) | .28* (.13) |
Distance to nearest VA dialysis, miles | .999 (.997, 1.002) | –.0005 (.0004) | –.0005 (.001) |
Region: VISN B (ref: VISN A) | 1.59** (1.18, 2.13) | .08 (.06) | –.14 (.13) |
C-statistic | 0.79 | – | – |