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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Aug;162(8):748–755. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.162.8.748

Table 4. Independent Associations of Perinatal, Neonatal, and Sociodemographic Variables With Use of More than 5 Services From Initial Hospital Discharge to 18 to 22 Months’ Corrected Age.

Rick Factor Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Gestational age, per wk 0.98 (0.89-1.08)
Birth weight, per 100 g 1.02 (0.93-1.11)
Male sex 1.38 (1.14-1.68)
Multiple gestation 1.05 (0.83-1.33)
Race/ethnicity
 White vs black 0.87 (0.66-1.14)
 Hispanic vs black 1.12 (0.76-1.65)
Any surfactant therapy 0.73 (0.56-0.97)
Cystic periventricular leukomalacia or grade 3-4 intraventricular hemorrhage 0.83 (0.65-1.07)
Postnatal corticosteroid use 1.10 (0.88-1.37)
Mother single at delivery 1.27 (0.99-1.63)
Primary caregiver educational level less than high school 1.26 (0.98-1.61)
≥6 Persons in household 1.11 (0.86-1.44)
≥3 Places lived since discharge 1.23 (0.93-1.64)
Living with mother at the time of follow-up 1.07 (0.75-1.53)
Primary language not English 0.75 (0.52-1.09)
Medicaid insurance or Medicaid health maintenance organization 1.94 (1.50-2.52)