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Table 2 Multivariable regressions of total inpatient hospital costs by MCCs category among ACSCs in the AHRQ PQIs

From: The effects of multiple chronic conditions on hospitalization costs and utilization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the United States: a nationally representative cross-sectional study

 

Overall composite (PQI 90)

Acute composite (PQI 91)

Chronic composite (PQI 92)

Total inpatient costsa

Relative costs

95 % CI

Relative costs

95 % CI

Relative costs

95 % CI

Intercept (dollars per day)

$6583

 

$6495

 

$6751

 

0–1 chronic condition

1.00

Ref.

1.00

Ref.

1.00

Ref.

2–3 chronic conditions

1.19

(1.19–1.20)

1.14

(1.14–1.15)

1.23

(1.22–1.24)

4–5 chronic conditions

1.32

(1.31–1.32)

1.26

(1.25–1.27)

1.33

(1.32–1.34)

6+ chronic conditions

1.31

(1.30–1.32)

1.33

(1.32–1.34)

1.28

(1.27–1.29)

  1. Abbreviations: ACSC ambulatory care sensitive condition, CI confidence interval, MCC multiple chronic condition, PQI Prevention Quality Indicator
  2. a Model adjusted for age, sex, race. Reference categories are 65+ years old, male, and white
  3. Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, 2012