Table 4 |
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Full Multivariate model |
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| Covariates |
Name |
coefficient |
Odds Ratio |
95 lower |
95 upper |
P-value |
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| LEVEL ONE |
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| Intercept |
theta0 |
-2.043 |
0.130 |
0.096 |
0.174 |
0.000 |
| Age & Sex |
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| Females 2 – 4 |
theta1 |
1.634 |
5.125 |
3.254 |
8.072 |
0.000 |
| Females 5 – 9 |
theta2 |
0.639 |
1.896 |
1.475 |
2.436 |
0.000 |
| Females 10 – 14 |
theta3 |
0.658 |
1.931 |
1.564 |
2.385 |
0.000 |
| Females 15–20 (reference) |
1 |
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| Males 2–4 |
theta4 |
1.577 |
4.843 |
3.030 |
7.740 |
0.000 |
| Males 5–9 |
theta5 |
0.919 |
2.508 |
2.013 |
3.125 |
0.000 |
| Males 10–14 |
theta6 |
0.691 |
1.997 |
1.649 |
2.417 |
0.000 |
| Males 15–20 |
theta7 |
0.532 |
1.703 |
1.413 |
2.053 |
0.000 |
| Complications (binary) |
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| Other infection |
theta8 |
1.889 |
6.611 |
5.392 |
8.106 |
0.000 |
| Digestive Disorder |
theta9 |
0.775 |
2.170 |
1.835 |
2.566 |
0.000 |
| Pregnancy |
theta10 |
-1.173 |
0.310 |
0.189 |
0.508 |
0.000 |
| Congenital Digestive |
theta11 |
-0.717 |
0.488 |
0.234 |
1.020 |
0.056 |
| Insurance |
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| Medicaid insurance |
theta12 |
-0.006 |
0.994 |
0.796 |
1.242 |
0.960 |
| HMO insurance |
theta13 |
-0.135 |
0.874 |
0.691 |
1.105 |
0.262 |
| Other insurance |
theta14 |
-0.023 |
0.977 |
0.740 |
1.290 |
0.870 |
| Private insurance |
theta15 |
-0.051 |
0.951 |
0.776 |
1.165 |
0.625 |
| Self insured (reference) |
1 |
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| LEVEL TWO |
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| ZIP code of residence |
b00 |
0.316 |
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| Deprivation index |
G01 |
0.035 |
1.036 |
0.969 |
1.107 |
0.301 |
| Appendectomy rate |
G04 |
0.009 |
1.009 |
0.997 |
1.022 |
0.135 |
| Rural – Urban Area |
G02 |
0.737 |
2.090 |
1.038 |
4.209 |
0.039 |
| Rural – Urban Cluster |
G03 |
0.374 |
1.453 |
0.955 |
2.212 |
0.081 |
| Other RUCA |
1 |
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| OHA Hospital |
c00 |
0.000 |
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| Children's Hospital |
B05 |
0.640 |
1.896 |
1.243 |
2.894 |
0.003 |
| JCAHO accreditation |
B01 |
0.152 |
1.164 |
0.942 |
1.438 |
0.158 |
| Critical Access designation |
B02 |
-0.009 |
0.991 |
0.708 |
1.388 |
0.959 |
| Total number of appendectomies |
B03 |
-0.001 |
0.999 |
0.998 |
1.001 |
0.347 |
| Located in small town |
B04 |
-0.150 |
0.861 |
0.607 |
1.22 |
0.400 |
| Percent of app. with other infection |
B06 |
0.000 |
1.000 |
0.989 |
1.012 |
0.985 |
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Penfold et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2008 7:56 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-7-56 |
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