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Table 5 Predictors of subsequent hospitalizations among PhilHealth members

From: Costs of hospital care for hypertension in an insured population without an outpatient medicines benefit: an observational study in the Philippines

Characteristic

Subsequent admissions for HTN-related conditions among those admitted for any HTN-related condition N = 141,384

Subsequent admissions for HTN-related conditions among those admitted for essential or secondary HTN N = 60,646

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Illness Category

    

   Hypertensive heart or renal disease

1.16

1.12, 1.21

n/a

n/a

   Definite or possible consequences

1.12

1.09, 1.15

n/a

n/a

   Essential/secondary HTN

-

-

n/a

n/a

Age group (years)

    

   80+

1.80

1.68, 1.94

3.55

3.03, 4.15

   60–79

1.47

1.38, 1.56

2.65

2.34, 3.00

   40–59

1.86

1.75, 1.97

1.92

1.70, 2.17

   <= 40

-

-

-

-

Gender

    

   Female

1.08

1.05, 1.11

0.84

0.79, 0.89

   Male

-

-

-

-

Membership Status

    

   Dependent

1.05

1.02, 1.09

1.12

1.05, 1.19

   Member

-

-

-

-

Membership category

    

   Government-employee

1.20

1.16, 1.24

1.14

1.07, 1.22

   Self-employed

1.56

1.49, 1.64

1.15

1.03, 1.29

   Retired

3.78

3.60, 3.96

1.06

0.93, 1.21

   Sponsored/indigent

0.95

0.89, 1.01

0.87

0.77, 0.98

   Private firm employee

-

-

-

-

  1. Predictors of subsequent hospitalizations during 3.5 years among PhilHealth members with an admission for any and for essential or secondary HTN during the first 18 months of the study (July 2002–December 2003)