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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 5.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2007 Apr;119(4):e821–e828. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-1896

TABLE 4.

Predictors of Health Screening Among CSHCN

Parameter Odds of Having All Health Screening Measures in the Past 12 mo Odds of Having Some (at Least 1) Health Screening Measures in the Past 12 mo Odds of Having No Health Screening Measures in the Past 12 mo
Age, y
    3−10 Reference Reference Reference
    11−17 1.95 (1.63−2.33) 0.75 (0.57−1.00) 1.32 (0.99−1.77)
Gender
    Male Reference Reference Reference
    Female 1.10 (0.93−1.30) 1.32 (1.05−1.66) 0.76 (0.60−0.95)
Race
    White non-Hispanic Reference Reference Reference
    Black non-Hispanic 0.82 (0.66−1.03) 0.83 (0.61−1.14) 1.20 (0.88−1.64)
    Other non-Hispanic 1.29 (0.82−2.04) 1.10 (0.56−2.16) 0.91 (0.46−1.80)
    Hispanic 1.07 (0.86−1.34) 1.31 (0.97−1.76) 0.76 (0.57−1.03)
Income level, % FPL
    ≥400 Reference Reference Reference
    200−399 0.92 (0.74−1.15) 0.66 (0.48−0.92) 1.51 (1.09−2.08)
    <200 0.76 (0.60−0.96) 0.57 (0.42−0.77) 1.76 (1.31−2.36)
Insurance
    Insured Reference Reference Reference
    Uninsured 0.60 (0.38−0.96) 0.50 (0.30−0.84) 1.98 (1.19−3.30)
Health status
    Excellent Reference Reference Reference
    Very good 0.88 (0.71−1.09) 1.00 (0.74−1.35) 1.00 (0.74−1.35)
    Good 1.03 (0.82−1.31) 1.37 (0.99−1.89) 0.73 (0.53−1.01)
    Fair/poor 1.26 (0.89−1.78) 1.81 (1.03−3.16) 0.55 (0.32−0.97)
Region
    Northeast Reference Reference Reference
    Midwest 0.69 (0.51−0.92) 0.38 (0.23−0.65) 2.61 (1.54−4.43)
    South 0.68 (0.52−0.88) 0.38 (0.23−0.63) 2.64 (1.60−4.38)
    West 0.65 (0.48−0.89) 0.32 (0.19−0.53) 3.13 (1.88−5.21)

Data are presented as adjusted OR (95% CI).

Source: MEPS, 2002 and 2003.