Burn related injuries: a nationwide analysis of adult inter-facility transfers over a six-year period in the United States

Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios for inter-facility transfers of patients with burn related injuries between 2009–2014 (N = 3,047,701 ED visits)

	Adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR)	95% Confidence Interval
	Adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR)	Lower	Upper
Age, (years)
18–34	0.5	0.4	0.5
35–44	0.5	0.4	0.6
45–54	0.6	0.5	0.7
55–64	0.7	0.6	0.8
65–74	0.8	0.7	0.9
75–84	0.9	0.8	1.0
>84	ref
Sex
Male	2.4	2.2	2.6
Female	ref
Insurance
Medicare	1.3	1.2	1.4
Medicaid	1.0	0.9	1.1
Self	1.3	1.0	1.6
Other	0.7	0.6	0.8
Private	ref
High Risk Body Region (Eye / Face / Head/ Neck / Airway / Wrists or Hands)
No	0.5	0.5	0.5
Yes	ref
Day of Week
Weekday	0.9	0.9	1.0
Weekend	ref
Region of Hospital
Northeast	0.7	0.6	0.7
Midwest	1.3	1.2	1.4
South	1.1	1.1	1.2
West	ref
Trauma Center Designation
Non-Trauma	1.1	1.0	1.2
Trauma	ref
Hospital Teaching Status
Metropolitan non-teaching	0.7	0.7	0.8
Metropolitan	0.5	0.4	0.5
Non-metropolitan hospital	1.0
Year
2009	0.9	0.9	0.9
2010	0.8	0.8	0.9
2011	1.0	0.9	1.0
2012	0.9	0.9	1.0
2013	1.0	0.9	1.0
2014	ref
*Sex Primary Payer Type Interaction Term**
Male * Medicare	0.7	0.6	0.8
Male * Medicaid	1.0	0.9	1.1
Male * Self Pay	1.2	0.9	1.5
Male * Other	1.5	1.3	1.7
Male * Private	ref
Female * Medicare	ref
Female * Medicaid	ref
Female * Self Pay	ref
Female * Other	ref
Female * Private	ref

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