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Table 3 Results for hospitalizations by race for the top three chronic conditions from race-specific random forests

From: The importance of chronic conditions for potentially avoidable hospitalizations among non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White older adults in the US: a cross-sectional observational study

 

Non-Hispanic White (N = 4,420)

Non-Hispanic Black (N = 573)

Chronic conditions

aOR*

(95% CI)

aOR*

(95% CI)

Chronic kidney disease

2.41

(2.06, 2.84)

2.34

(1.53, 3.61)

Heart failure

2.39

(2.02, 2.84)

-

 

Atrial fibrillation

1.99

(1.67, 2.38)

-

 

Acute MI

-

 

3.39

(1.60, 7.39)

COPD

-

 

2.79

(1.81, 4.30)

  1. *All models adjusted for age, sex, net worth, net worth squared, and education
  2. Abbreviations: OR  Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, MI  Myocardial Infarction, COPD  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease