Cox Proportional Hazard Model for Readmission at 30 and 90 Days, by any Hearing Loss (HL)
| 30 Day Readmission | 90 Day Readmission | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p-Value | HR | 95% CI | p-Value | |
| Any Evidence of HL (Ref = No) | 0.88 | [0.60, 1.29] | 0.51 | 0.80 | [0.60, 1.07] | 0.14 |
| Age | 0.99 | [0.97, 1.01] | 0.24 | 0.99 | [0.98, 1.00] | 0.19 |
| Years Education | 0.95 | [0.90, 1.01] | 0.09 | 0.96 | [0.92, 1.00] | 0.07 |
| Gender (Ref = Female) | ||||||
| Male | 0.95 | [0.70, 1.28] | 0.73 | 0.87 | [0.69, 1.10] | 0.24 |
| Charlson Index (Ref = 0) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 Comorbidity | 2.25 | [0.97, 5.23] | 0.06 | 1.33 | [0.70, 2.53] | 0.38 |
| 2+ Comorbidity | 4.00 | [1.93, 8.27] | 0.00 | 3.27 | [1.98, 5.43] | 0.00 |
| Race (Ref = White) | ||||||
| Black | 0.68 | [0.37, 1.27] | 0.23 | 0.78 | [0.50, 1.22] | 0.28 |
| Other | 0.92 | [0.34, 2.48] | 0.87 | 0.93 | [0.44, 1.97] | 0.85 |
| Health Literacy | 1.00 | [0.89, 1.13] | 0.95 | 0.95 | [0.86, 1.04] | 0.24 |
| Trouble communicating with Dr. (Ref = Lot of trouble) | ||||||
| A little trouble | 0.71 | [0.35, 1.45] | 0.35 | 1.19 | [0.62, 2.29] | 0.60 |
| No trouble | 0.64 | [0.31, 1.31] | 0.22 | 1.06 | [0.55, 2.05] | 0.87 |
| Health system (Ref = UM) | ||||||
| Beaumont | 1.12 | [0.80, 1.58] | 0.51 | 1.04 | [0.79, 1.37] | 0.78 |
Abbreviations: UM, University of Michigan; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.