Utilization and Predictors of Electrical Cardioversion in Patients Hospitalized for Atrial Fibrillation

Table 3

Multivariate regression analysis for predictors of cardioversion in patients hospitalized for atrial fibrillation.

	Odds ratio	value
Age (years)		<0.0001
<40	1.00 (Ref)
40–64	1.07 (0.99–1.15)
65–74	1.03 (0.94–1.12)
≥75	0.7 (0.64–0.76)
Sex		<0.0001
Men	1.26 (1.23–1.31)
Women	1.00 (Ref)
Race		<0.0001
White	1.00 (Ref)
Black	0.66 (0.64–0.74)
Others	0.62 (0.57–0.67)
Hospital type		<0.0001
Teaching	1.00 (Ref)
Nonteaching	0.58 (0.52–0.64)
CHADS2 score		0.0027
CHADS = 0	1.00 (Ref)
CHADS = 1	0.91 (0.86–0.97)
CHADS > 1	0.92 (0.88–0.97)
Diabetic	1.00 (Ref)	<0.0001
Nondiabetic	1.18 (1.14–1.23)
Insurance		<0.0001
Private	1.00 (Ref)
Medicare	0.84 (0.81–0.89)
Medicaid	0.69 (0.64–0.74)
Others	0.66 (0.59–0.74)