Table 2.

Survey-Weighted Multivariate Logistic Regression for Factors Associated With LOS

Characteristic	Adjusted OR (95% Cl)	P
Age (vs <1 y)
1–4 y	0.70 (0.64–0.76)	<.01
5–12 y	0.69 (0.63–0.76)	<.01
13–18 y	1.01 (0.91–1.10)	.57
Gender (vs male)
Female	0.95 (0.90–1.00)	.06
Race (vs white)
Black	1.23 (1-09–1.38)	<.01
Hispanic	1.33 (1.20–1.47)	<.01
Other	1.30 (1.12–1.50)	<.01
Missing	0.97 (0.83–1.14)	.23
Insurance (vs private)
Public	1.17 (1.10–1.26)	<.01
Other	1.01 (0.90–1.14)	.24
Income quartile (vs first quartile)
Second quartile	1.00 (0.92–1.09)	.14
Third quartile	0.98 (0.89–1.08)	.46
Fourth quartile	0.88 (0.79–0.97)	<.01
Region (vs Midwest)
Northeast	0.84 (0.71–1.00)	.05
South	1.09 (0.93–1.29)	.38
West	1.31 (1.11–1.55)	<.01
Hospital bed size (vs large)
Small	0.79 (0.66–0.95)	.02
Medium	0.94 (0.83–1.07)	.37
Teaching status (vs nonteaching/urban)
Teaching/urban	1.14 (0.99–1.31)	.07
Hospital type (vs not children's hospital)
Children's general hospital	0.91 (0.73–1.13)	.33
Children's unit in general hospital	0.79 (0.64–0.97)	.01
Admission day (vs weekday)
Weekend	1.07 (1.01–1.14)	.03
I&D (vs no)
Yes	1.66 (1.54–1.80)	<.01