Table 3:
The associations between emergency department visits and well-care attendance, sex, insurance type, and medical complexity, stratified by age group, using multiple logistic regressions
| 12–14 Years | p Value | 15–17 Years | p Value | 18–21 Years | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95% CI)a | aOR (95% CI)a | aOR (95% CI)a | ||||
| Well-care visit (reference = yes) | ||||||
| No well-care visit | 1.16(1.06–1.26) | .001 | 1.09 (1.01–1.18) | .02 | 1.47 (1.37–1.58) | <.0005 |
| Sex (reference = male) | ||||||
| Female | 1.07 (.99–1.16) | .10 | 1.26 (1.17–1.36) | <.0005 | 1.29 (1.21–1.38) | <.0005 |
| Insurance (reference = non-Medicaid) | ||||||
| Medicaid | 1.84 (1.67–2.03) | <.0005 | 1.83 (1.68–2.00) | <.0005 | 1.75 (1.63–1.87) | <.0005 |
| Medical complexityb (reference = non-chronic/healthy) | ||||||
| Noncomplex chronic | 1.55 (1.42–1.70) | <.0005 | 1.65 (1.52–1.79) | <.0005 | 1.60 (1.49–1.73) | <.0005 |
| Complex chronic | 2.12 (1.86–2.42) | <.0005 | 2.22 (1.97–2.50) | <.0005 | 2.11 (1.90–2.35) | <.0005 |
aOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval..
a
Each odds ratio is adjusted for the other covariates in the table.
b
Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm Version 3.1.