Table 4 Differences and odds ratios for in-hospital outcomes in SVI/B patients with and without obesity ages 18 years and older from the National Inpatient Sample (2017)
From: Severe vision impairment and blindness in hospitalized patients: a retrospective nationwide study
Outcome | Non-obese and SVI/B N = 32,201 | Obese and SVI/B N = 4,999 | Univariate Mean Difference | (95 % CI) | P-value | Multivariate Mean Difference | (95 % CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean length of stay, days | 6.0 | 6.4 | 0.4 | (-0.3-1.0) | 0.06 | 0.5 | (-0.1- 1.2) | 0.12 | |
Mean charge per case, US dollars | $58,882 | $67,456 | $8,574 | (1,805 − 15,662) | 0.01 | $9,821 | (1,375 − 18,268) | 0.02 | |
Univariate Odds Ratio | Multivariate Odds Ratio | ||||||||
In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 1,320 (4.1) | 154 (3.1) | 0.7 | (0.5-1.0) | 0.1 | 0.64 | (0.4-1.0) | 0.07 | |
Discharged to home, n (%) | 12,268 (38.1) | 2,154 (43.1) | 1.2 | (1.0-1.3) | < 0.01 | 1.0 | (0.9–1.2) | 0.68 | |