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Table 2 Logistic regression model for adolescent substance abuse admission

From: Admission to acute care hospitals for adolescent substance abuse: a national descriptive analysis

Characteristic

Coeff (SE)

Wald X2

p

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Gender

    

   Female

Ref

   

   Male

1.20 (0.05)

618.43

<0.001

3.33 (3.02–3.66)

Age Group

    

   12–15

Ref

   

   16–17

0.76 (0.05)

248.65

<0.001

2.15 (1.96–2.37)

Primary Payor a

    

   Private Insurance

Ref

   

   Government

-0.22 (0.05)

16.32

<0.001

0.80 (0.72–0.89)

   Self-Pay

0.34 (0.08)

17.15

<0.001

1.40 (1.19–1.65)

   Other

1.17 (0.07)

307.23

<0.001

3.23 (2.83–3.68)

Zip Code Median Income b

    

   45,000 +

Ref

   

   35,000–44,999

0.36 (0.06)

40.13

<0.001

1.43 (1.28–1.59)

   25,000–34,999

0.04 (0.06)

0.34

0.56

1.04 (0.92–1.16)

   1–24,999

-0.16 (0.08)

4.24

0.04

0.86 (0.74–0.99)

Hospital Location

    

   Rural

Ref

   

   Urban

0.13 (0.06)

5.09

0.02

1.14 (1.02–1.28)

Hospital Type c

    

   Children's Hospital

Ref

   

   General Acute

2.29 (0.14)

258.05

<0.001

9.94 (7.51–13.15)

   Children's Unit

1.63 (0.15)

117.64

<0.001

5.09 (3.79–6.83)

  1. †Odds ratios are adjusted for all variables listed in this table and are generated using weighted logistic regression including only admissions with no missing data on any independent variable (SA admissions = 8,342)