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Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 Aug;26(3):701–711. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0086

Table 2.

PREDICTORS OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE (N=1590)

Control Characteristics	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Gender	1.11 (0.86–1.45)
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic	1.67 (0.99–2.82)
Black	1.82 (1.00–3.31)^*
Age (years)	0.98 (0.87–1.11)
Lunch Eligibility	1.31 (0.94–1.83)
Diagnoses
Asthma	1.74 (1.39–2.19)^*
Diabetes	4.23 (2.02–8.45)^*
BMI Percentile	1.0 (1.0–1.0)
AAP Recommended Behaviors
1. Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday Sum (0–3 scale)^a	0.96 (0.85–1.08)
2a. Energy Dense Foods Yesterday Sum (0–3 scale)^b	1.20 (1.06–1.37)^*
2b. Fast Foods (# days/week)	1.07 (1.00–1.14)^*
3. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Yesterday (0–6 Scale)^c	1.24 (1.14–1.35)^*
4a. Screen Time Hours on School Days	1.09 (0.94–1.28)
4b. Screen Time Hours on Weekend Days	0.94 (0.84–1.06)
5. Physical Activity at Least 60 Minutes (# days/week)	0.99 (0.92–1.07)

Notes:

p ≤ .05

Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday Sum = green salad, fruits, vegetables.

Energy Dense Foods Yesterday = ice cream, french fries, fried chicken.

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Yesterday = number of types of SSB consumed yesterday.