Paracentesis in cirrhotics is associated with increased risk of 30-day readmission

Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression model for 30-d readmission

	OR (95%CI)		P-value
Age, yr			< 0.001
< 40	1.42	(1.22, 1.66)
40-64	1.19	(1.09, 1.30)
≥ 65	Reference
Type of insurance			< 0.001
Private	Reference
Medicare	1.13	(1.02, 1.26)
Medicaid	1.20	(1.08, 1.33)
Other	0.83	(0.75, 0.92)
AHRQ-elixhauser index			0.001
< 3	Reference
≥ 3	1.13	(1.05, 1.22)
Etiology of cirrhosis			< 0.001
Alcoholic	Reference
Non-alcoholic	1.16	(1.10, 1.23)
Paracentesis	1.28	(1.21, 1.36)	< 0.001
Hepatocellular Carcinoma	1.21	(1.05, 1.39)	0.010

Terms included in the model were determined through stepwise selection where all variables shown in Table 1 (the full logistic regression model) were eligible for inclusion.