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Table 3 Adjusted odds of operative mortality following kidney transplantation at volume non-compliant hospitals.

From: Payer leverage and hospital compliance with a benchmark: a population-based observational study

COvariate

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

Volume non-compliant

1.64

0.77 – 3.52

Female

1.01

0.80 – 1.26

Race

  

   White

1 (ref.)

--

   Black

1.05

0.76 – 1.45

   Hispanic

0.94

0.60 – 1.48

   Asian

1.21

0.70 – 2.07

   Other

1.05

0.72 – 1.51

Insurance type

  

   Medicare

1 (ref.)

--

   Medicaid

0.50

0.38 – 0.66

   Private

1.42

0.96 – 2.10

Operative year

  

   1993

1 (ref.)

--

   1994

1.21

0.71 – 2.07

   1995

1.03

0.59 – 1.77

   1996

1.35

0.80 – 2.27

   1997

1.21

0.72 – 2.04

   1998

0.61

0.31 – 1.19

   1999

0.73

0.40 – 1.36

   2000

0.57

0.29 – 1.10

   2001

0.82

0.43 – 1.56

   2002

0.54

0.27 – 1.07

   2003

0.81

0.44 – 1.48

Count of Elixhauser codes

1.30

1.20 – 1.41

Hospital census region

  

   Northeast

1 (ref.)

--

   North-central

0.74

0.46 – 1.17

   South

0.89

0.59 – 1.35

   West

0.60

0.38 – 0.94

Hospital bedsize

  

   Small

1 (ref.)

--

   Medium

0.93

0.44 – 1.96

   Large

0.96

0.47 – 1.93

For-profit

1.47

0.50 – 4.32

Private

0.82

0.55 – 1.22

Teaching

1.12

0.69 – 1.82