Table 3. Logistic Regression Analyses of Year 2 Satisfaction by Year 1 Elective and Emergent Hospitalizations among Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Respondents, 2000 to 2009 (N = 50,978)

Predictor	Patient in Highest Year 2 Satisfaction Quartile (vs. Lower 3 Quartiles)		P Value
Predictor	Adjusted OR (95% CI)^*	Adjusted % (95% CI)^*	P Value
Elective hospitalizations in year 1
0	1.0 (ref)	27.8 (27.2–28.4)	<.001
≥1	1.24 (1.11–1.39)	32.1 (29.8–34.4)	<.001
Emergent hospitalizations in year 1
0	1.0 (ref)	28.0 (27.4–28.6)	.49
≥1	1.04 (0.93–1.17)	28.8 (26.5–31.1)	.49

↵* Odds ratios (ORs) and percentages are adjusted for patient age, sex, education, household income, insurance status, usual source of care, race/ethnicity, geographic region, urban residence, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey panel year, the number of chronic diseases, 12-item Short Form Physical and Mental Component Summary scores, self-rated health, number of office visits, and number of drug prescriptions.
CI, confidence interval.