Table 4

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Location of Surgery

Socioeconomic Status

(Quintiles)

White

OR (95% CI)*

Black

OR (95% CI)*

Hispanic

OR (95% CI)*

Other

OR (95% CI)*

1^st (Lowest)

reference

reference

reference

reference

2^nd

1.20 (1.13, 1.27)

1.24 (1.16, 1.33)

0.89 (0.83, 0.95)

1.04 (1.01, 1.07)

3^rd

1.28 (1.20, 1.36)

1.28 (1.18, 1.38)

1.10 (1.02, 1.18)

1.13 (1.10, 1.16)

4^th

1.14 (1.07, 1.21)

1.03 (0.95, 1.11)

0.88 (0.82, 0.94)

0.95 (0.92, 0.98)

5^th (Highest)

1.13 (1.06, 1.20)

1.17 (1.07, 1.27)

0.84 (0.78, 0.91)

0.98 (0.95, 1.00)

* reflects interaction between Socioeconomic Status and Race/Ethnicity adjusted for Age, Gender, Insurance Status, Type of Procedure, Comorbidity, and Level of Urbanization Models based on n = 1,122,137 discharges

Strope et al. BMC Health Services Research 2009 9:121   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-9-121