Table 3 Multivariate Analysis for Factors Associated with Utilization of Palliative Procedures in Gastric Cancer (n = 86,430)
Independent variable | Odds ratio | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.9818 |
Age-group | 0.98 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 0.0927 |
Female | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.87 | <.0001 |
Race | ||||
White (reference) | 1.00 | |||
Black | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.85 | <.0001 |
Hispanic | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.87 | <.0001 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.92 | 0.85 | 1.01 | 0.0835 |
Other | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 0.0015 |
Primary payer | ||||
Private insurance (reference) | 1.00 | |||
Medicare | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.02 | 0.1641 |
Medicaid | 0.96 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 0.2647 |
Uninsured | 0.94 | 0.82 | 1.07 | 0.3622 |
No charge | 0.69 | 0.47 | 1.01 | 0.056 |
Other | 0.93 | 0.82 | 1.07 | 0.329 |
Severity of illness: APR-DRG | 1.58 | 1.53 | 1.64 | <.0001 |
Number of diagnoses | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.02 | <.0001 |
In-hospital death | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.71 | <.0001 |
Quartile of median income by zip code | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 0.0142 |
Hospital bed size | ||||
Large (reference) | 1.00 | |||
Small | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.79 | <.0001 |
Medium | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.84 | <.0001 |
Hospital location and teaching status | ||||
Urban-teaching (reference) | 1.00 | |||
Rural | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.72 | <.0001 |
Urban-nonteaching | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.81 | <.0001 |
Hospital region | ||||
South (reference) | 1.00 | |||
Northeast | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.40 | <.0001 |
Midwest | 1.02 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 0.5858 |
West | 1.02 | 0.95 | 1.10 | 0.5179 |