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Table 4 Regression analysis demonstrating demographic, social, and medical factors associated with high utilizer patient status and mortality

From: Factors associated with high-utilization in a safety net setting

Ā 

HUP status Group Aa

HUP status Group Bb

Mortality

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

HUP status

N/A

N/A

3.27 (1.74, 6.13)

Age (Years)

N/A

N/A

1.05 (1.02, 1.07)

Sex

N/A

N/A

Ā 

ā€ƒMale

Ā Ā 

0.94 (0.53, 1.67)

ā€ƒFemale

Ā Ā 

1

Race

ā€ƒNon-Black

1

1

1

ā€ƒBlack

1.45 (0.79, 2.66)

2.03 (1.00, 4.11)

0.68 (0.32, 1.45)

Community income level, dollars

ā€ƒ0ā€“27,651

1.49 (0.81, 2.73)

1.37 (0.71, 2.65)

1.40 (0.61, 3.22)

ā€ƒ27,652ā€“39,421

1.18 (0.63, 2.18)

1.11 (0.57, 2.18)

1.95 (0.84, 4.52)

ā€ƒ39, 422ā€“48,093

1.03 (0.54, 1.96)

0.73 (0.35, 1.51)

2.24 (0.95, 5.26)

ā€ƒ48, 094ā€“139,543

1

1

1

Payer

ā€ƒMedicaid

3.34 (1.50, 7.44)

3.07 (1.29, 7.30)

1.79 (0.61, 5.19)

ā€ƒMedicare

3.39 (1.50, 7.67)

2.87 (1.18, 7.00)

1.16 (0.42, 3.23)

ā€ƒMedicare and Medicaid

1

1

1

ā€ƒPrivate

0.46 (0.16, 1.31)

0.39 (0.12, 1.25)

1.07 (0.28, 4.08)

ā€ƒSelf/None

1.53 (0.71, 3.31)

1.32 (0.57, 3.04)

1.83 (0.63, 5.37)

History of alcohol use

ā€ƒYes

0.79 (0.48, 1.29)

0.84 (0.49, 1.44)

2.05 (1.07, 3.93)

ā€ƒNo

1

1

1

History of tobacco use

ā€ƒYes

1.45 (0.90, 2.33)

1.28 (0.75, 2.17)

1.12 (0.62, 2.01)

ā€ƒNo

1

1

1

History of substance use

ā€ƒYes

2.44 (1.36, 4.38)

2.55 (1.37, 4.75)

0.56 (0.27, 1.18)

ā€ƒNo

1

1

1

Homelessness

ā€ƒYes

3.73 (1.69, 8.23)

3.84 (1.67, 8.82)

0.68 (0.26, 1.75)

ā€ƒNo

1

1

1

History of incarceration

ā€ƒYes

1.38 (0.59, 3.27)

1.42 (0.59, 3.41)

0.47 (0.13, 1.78)

ā€ƒNo

1

1

1

Medical history

ā€ƒMultiple chronic conditions

4.75 (2.96, 7.63)

4.64 (2.73, 7.88)

1.38 (0.78, 2.44)

  1. aGroup A includes all HUPs
  2. bGroup B removes deceased HUPs