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Table 4 Racial/Ethnic Differences in Location of Surgery

From: Disparities in the use of ambulatory surgical centers: a cross sectional study

Socioeconomic Status

(Quintiles)

White

OR (95% CI)*

Black

OR (95% CI)*

Hispanic

OR (95% CI)*

Other

OR (95% CI)*

1st (Lowest)

reference

reference

reference

reference

2nd

1.20 (1.13, 1.27)

1.24 (1.16, 1.33)

0.89 (0.83, 0.95)

1.04 (1.01, 1.07)

3rd

1.28 (1.20, 1.36)

1.28 (1.18, 1.38)

1.10 (1.02, 1.18)

1.13 (1.10, 1.16)

4th

1.14 (1.07, 1.21)

1.03 (0.95, 1.11)

0.88 (0.82, 0.94)

0.95 (0.92, 0.98)

5th (Highest)

1.13 (1.06, 1.20)

1.17 (1.07, 1.27)

0.84 (0.78, 0.91)

0.98 (0.95, 1.00)

  1. * reflects interaction between Socioeconomic Status and Race/Ethnicity adjusted for Age, Gender, Insurance Status, Type of Procedure, Comorbidity, and Level of Urbanization Models based on n = 1,122,137 discharges