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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 5 Output of binary logistic regression models to identify independent predictors of any complications, extended length of stay and greater hospital charges

From: ORIF versus arthroplasty for open proximal humerus fractures: Nationwide Inpatient Sample data between 1998 and 2013

Outcome

Predictor

OR [CI, 95%]

p value

Any complications

Age

1.01 [1.00–1.02]

0.023

Gender

1.04 [0.71–1.53]

0.841

Deyo index

1.10 [0.90–1.34]

0.335

ORIF vs arthroplasty

0.67 [0.33–1.35]

0.266

Extended length of stay

(> 4 days)

Age

0.99 [0.99–1.01]

0.655

Gender

0.95 [0.69–1.31]

0.758

Deyo index

1.24 [1.01–1.51]

0.036

ORIF vs arthroplasty

1.01 [0.58–1.78]

0.967

Hospital charges > $39,387

Age

0.98 [0.97–0.99]

0.001

Gender

0.81 [0.53–1.22]

0.303

Deyo index

1.31 [1.02–1.69]

0.034

ORIF vs arthroplasty

1.39 [0.68–2.86]

0.366

  1. Statistically significant p values are in italics