Table 2.

Odds/Rate Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for the Relationship Between Appointment Cancellations and Hospital Utilization Metrics

UnadjustedAdjusted*
Inpatient Admissions1.56 (1.23, 1.98)1.03 (0.78, 1.36)
Inpatient Readmissions2.09 (1.22, 3.60)2.01 (1.12, 3.61)
Length of Stay†0.99 (0.80, 1.23)0.90 (0.71, 1.13)

  • ↵* Models adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, marital status, insurance status, the presence of psychiatric, substance abuse, or chronic pain diagnoses, and the number of prescribed medications.

  • ↵†Rate ratios from Poisson regression model.