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Table 2 Discharge to rehabilitation by patient characteristics

From: Race and rehabilitation following spinal cord injury: equality of access for American Indians/Alaska Natives compared to other racial groups

Parameter

Rehabilitation (no) (n = 14,016)

Rehabilitation (yes) (n = 15,417)

P value

Effect size or odds ratio (95 % confidence interval)

Age (years)

37.8 ± 14.1

38.7 ± 14.7

<0.001

0.001

HLOS (days)

8.1 ± 13.6

20.1 ± 19.9

<0.001

0.108

ICULOS (days)

5.9 ± 9.7

12.3 ± 14.2

<0.001

0.050

Ventilation (days)

10.1 ± 16.5

15.0 ± 17.0

<0.001

0.014

Probability of death

0.1 ± 0.1

0.2 ± 0.2

<0.001

0.075

Gender

  

<0.001

1.27 (1.20–1.34)

 Female

3559 (52.2 %)

3265 (47.8 %)

  

 Male

10,454 (46.2 %)

12,152 (53.8 %)

  

Race

  

<0.001

 

 American Indian/Alaska Native

115 (36.2 %)

203 (63.8 %)

  

 White

8740 (47.4 %)

9683 (52.6 %)

  

 Black or African American

2274 (40.6 %)

3326 (59.4 %)

  

 Asian

315 (55.1 %)

257 (44.9 %)

  

 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

59 (51.8 %)

55 (48.2 %)

  

 Hispanic

2159 (58.4)

1541 (41.6 %)

  

 Other

354 (50.1 %)

352 (49.9 %)

  

Race

  

<0.001

1.61 (1.28–2.03)

 American Indian/Alaska Native

115 (36.2 %)

203 (63.8 %)

  

 Non-American Indian/Alaska Native

13,901 (47.7 %)

15,214 (52.3 %)

  

Insurance

  

<0.001

 

 Private

6885 (46.6 %)

7879 (53.4 %)

  

 Uninsured

3350 (58.9 %)

2321 (40.9 %)

  

 Medicaid

1842 (37.4 %)

3084 (62.6 %)

  

 Medicare

555 (41.0 %)

800 (59.0 %)

  

 Other government

640 (56.4 %)

495 (43.6 %)

  

 Other

744 (47.0 %)

838 (53.0 %)