Table 2 (Online).
Discharge characteristics by social determinants of health at birth
| Characteristic† | Education | Insurance | Race | Any SDH Risk Factor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <High school grad | ≥High school grad | Public or None | Private | Black | White | Yes | No | |
| Discharge | ||||||||
| Postmenstrual age (weeks) | 42.0 (5.8) | 42.1 (6.1) | 42.2 (6.2) | 42.0 (5.7) | 42.0 (6.5) | 42.1 (5.6) | 42.1 (6.2) | 42.0 (5.5) |
| Discharged with oxygen | 455/1356 (34)*** | 2246/5747 (39) | 1558/4275 (36)** | 1143/2828 (40) | 1067/3180 (34)*** | 1634/3923 (42) | 1864/5193 (36)*** | 837/1910 (44) |
| Weight Z-score‡ | −0.7 (1.2)* | −0.8 (1.3) | −0.7 (1.2)** | −0.8 (1.3) | −0.9 (1.3)*** | −0.7 (1.2) | −0.8 (1.3) | −0.7 (1.3) |
| Length Z-score‡ | −1.8 (1.8)* | −2.0 (1.9) | −2.0 (1.9) | −1.9 (1.8) | −2.1 (2.0)*** | −1.8 (1.8) | −2.0 (1.9)** | −1.8 (1.8) |
| Head circumference Z-score‡ | −0.9 (1.7) | −0.9 (1.7) | −0.9 (1.7) | −0.9 (1.7) | −1.0 (1.7)** | −0.9 (1.7) | −0.9 (1.7) | −0.9 (1.7) |
| Readmission | ||||||||
| Readmission by 18–26 months’ corrected | 637/1245 (51) | 2639/5356 (49) | 2075/3919 (53)*** | 1201/2682 (45) | 1519/2950 (51)** | 1757/3651 (48) | 2471/4786 (52)*** | 805/1815 (44) |
| Number of readmissions | 1.2 (1.9) | 1.1 (1.9) | 1.3 (2.0)*** | 0.9 (1.6) | 1.2 (1.8)* | 1.1 (1.9) | 1.2 (1.9)*** | 0.9 (1.7) |
*
P < 0.05
**
P < 0.01
***
P < 0.001
†
Values are n/N (%) for categorical variables and mean (SD) for continuous variables.
‡
Weight, length, and head circumference Z-scores at discharge are based on INTERGROWTH-21st standards.