Adjusted Analysis Predicting the Number of Emergency Department Visits for Children Aged Younger Than 5 Years
Predictor | Model 1: Incidence Rate Ratio (95% Wald CI) | Model 2: Incidence Rate Ratio (95% Wald CI) |
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Social complexity risk factor | ||
Parent domestic violence | 0.96 (0.92–1.00) | – |
Parent death | 0.85 (0.74–0.98) | – |
Parent mental illness | 1.21 (1.19–1.24)a | – |
Parent criminal justice involvement | 1.11 (1.09–1.13)a | – |
Child abuse/neglect | 1.08 (1.06–1.10)a | – |
Homelessness | 1.05 (1.03–1.08)a | – |
Poverty | 1.25 (1.23–1.28)a | – |
Limited English proficiency | 1.17 (1.14–1.19)a | – |
Number of social complexity risk factors | ||
1 factor | – | 1.24 (1.21–1.28)a |
2 factors | – | 1.48 (1.43–1.52)a |
3 factors | – | 1.62 (1.57–1.67)a |
4 factors | – | 1.76 (1.70–1.83)a |
≥5 factors | – | 1.92 (1.85–2.00)a |
Note: Adjusted for child sex, race/ethnicity, age, level of medical complexity, and length of Medicaid coverage (months).
↵a Significant at P <.0001 level.