Table 4.
Ordinal logistic regression for PedsQL child-self-report
| Outcome | Total score | Physical health | Psychosocial health | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR* | 95% CI | OR* | 95% CI | OR* | 95% CI | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 5–7 (referent) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–12 | 0.41 | (0.16, 1.03) | 0.63 | (0.25, 1.60) | 0.41 | (0.15, 1.07) |
| 13–18 | 0.43 | (0.17, 1.12) | 0.60 | (0.23, 1.53) | 0.38 | (0.15, 1.00) |
| Sickle cell disease | ||||||
| No disease (referent) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mild sickle cell disease | 1.99 | (0.77, 5.15) | 2.59 | (0.98, 6.84) | 1.15 | (0.42, 3.14) |
| Severe sickle cell disease | 2.18 | (0.95, 4.99) | 3.33 | (1.39, 7.99) | 1.80 | (0.78, 4.18) |
| Income level | ||||||
| >$40,000 (referent) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| >$20,000 and ≤$40,000 | 2.07 | (0.74, 5.78) | 1.70 | (0.60, 4.78) | 1.95 | (0.68, 5.59) |
| ≤$20,000 | 2.01 | (0.72, 5.64) | 1.62 | (0.58, 4.54) | 1.54 | (0.53, 4.53) |
| Medical co-morbidity | 1.58 | (0.77, 3.25) | 1.19 | (0.57, 2.49) | 1.73 | (0.82, 3.65) |
| Neurobehavioral co-morbidity | 1.52 | (0.75, 3.09) | 1.24 | (0.60, 2.56) | 1.39 | (0.68, 2.83) |
Results based on n = 109; see Fig. 1
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
* The odds ratios denote the odds of scoring lower on the ordinal HRQL scale, i.e., the odds of having worse HRQL
Bold denotes statistical significance