Table 6 Latent classes of diagnostic and/or treatment procedures as predictors of discharge status, length of hospital stay and hospitalization charges: 2004–2014 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (n = 266,586).

From: Two latent classes of diagnostic and treatment procedures among traumatic brain injury inpatients

 

Discharge status*

Loge-length of stay*

Loge-hospital charges*

 

Home [Ref.]

Institution

Loge RRR

(95% CI)

Died

Loge RRR

(95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

Class II versus Class I

 Overall

–

1.73 (1.70, 1.76)

2.82 (2.77, 2.85)

0.98 (0.97, 0.99)

1.18 (1.17, 1.19)

 Males

–

1.73 (1.69, 1.76)

2.78 (2.74, 2.83)

0.99 (0.98, 1.01)

1.19 (1.18, 1.20)

 Females

–

1.76 (1.69, 1.81)

2.91 (2.83, 3.00)

0.98 (0.89, 0.94)

1.16 (1.14, 1.17)

< 50 years

–

1.75 (1.72, 1.79)

2.73 (2.67, 2.77)

1.01 (0.99, 1.02)

1.18 (1.17, 1.19)

≥ 50 years

–

1.69 (1.64, 1.74)

2.95 (2.87, 3.02)

0.93 (0.91, 0.95)

1.18 (1.16, 1.19)

 White

–

1.77 (1.74, 1.82)

2.91 (2.84, 2.97)

0.97 (0.96, 0.98)

1.18 (1.17, 1.20)

 Black/Hispanic/Other

–

1.63 (1.53, 1.68)

2.72 (2.64, 2.80)

1.04 (1.02, 1.06)

1.22 (1.20, 1.24)

 Public insurance

–

1.52 (1.47, 1.57)

2.61 (2.53, 2.69)

0.99 (0.97, 1.01)

1.22 (1.20, 1.24)

 Private insurance

–

1.84 (1.81, 1.87)

2.90 (2.85, 2.96)

0.97 (0.95, 0.98)

1.15 (1.14, 1.17)

 Self-Pay/No charge/Other

–

1.69 (1.62, 1.78)

2.79 (2.65, 2.91)

0.99 (0.96, 1.02)

1.22 (1.19, 1.24)

 Rural hospital

–

1.94 (1.74, 2.14)

3.22 (2.94, 3.51)

0.86 (0.79, 0.93)

1.16 (1.10, 1.22)

 Urban hospital

–

1.73 (1.70, 1.76)

2.81 (2.76, 2.84)

0.98 (0.97, 0.99)

1.18 (1.17, 1.19)

  1. *All models were adjusted for injury, patient and hospital characteristics.
  2. CI Confidence interval, RRR relative risk ratio.
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