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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Aug 25.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 1;153(4):e2023064432. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-064432

TABLE 1.

Results of Unadjusted and Adjusted Models Informed by the Causal Directed Acyclic Graph to Determine the Percentage of the Total Inequities Mediated via Structural and Neighborhood Characteristics

Primary Condition for Hospitalization Total Hospitalization Rate Inequity, % (95% CI) Direct Hospitalization Rate Inequity, % (95% CI) Percent Mediation Through Structural and Neighborhood Characteristics, %
All-Cause 6.2 (4.5 to 8.0) 0.2 ( −2.2 to 2.7) 96.6
Asthma 25.0 (20.9 to 29.4) 11.8 (6.3 to 17.7) 52.7
Type 1 diabetes 9.7 (4.7 to 14.9) 3.2 ( −5.1 to 12.4) 66.6
Sickle cell anemia 46.1 (32.0 to 62.6) 39.1 (18.3 to 65.0) 15.3
Psychiatric disorders 6.8 (4.2 to 9.5) 0.1 ( −3.7 to 4.1) 98.4