TABLE 2.

Predictors to Starting GER Medication as an Outpatient and Receiving >1 Medication (n = 812)

	Starting GER Medication as an Outpatient		Receiving >1 GER Medication
	aOR (95%)	P	aOR (95%)	P
Gestational age (wk)
<28	0.25 (0.13–0.49)	.0000	1.95 (1.1–3.46)	.02
28–<32	0.27 (0.16–0.45)	.0000	2.36 (1.59–3.52)	.000
32–<34	0.74 (0.41–1.35)	.33	1.31 (0.86–1.99)	.20
34–35	Reference		Reference
Race/ethnicity
White	Reference		Reference
Black	0.71 (0.41–1.24)	.23	0.74 (0.48–1.14)	.18
Asian	3.47 (0.43–32.34)	.23	0.69 (0.19–2.5)	.58
Other/ Unknown	1.56 (0.72–3.39)	.26	0.77 (0.46–1.28)	.31
Hispanic	1.40 (0.43–4.57)	.58	0.94 (0.41–2.14)	.88
Male	0.69 (0.47–1.02)	.07	1.22 (0.9–1.65)	.21
Multiple gestation	1.08 (0.72–1.63)	.70	1.09 (0.8–1.5)	.58
Insurance group
Private	Reference		Reference
Any Medicaid	0.62 (0.37–1.05)	.07	0.92 (0.6–1.41)	.70
Any self-pay	0.83 (0.46–1.49)	.52	1.09 (0.71–1.68)	.69
Medical factors
Chronic lung disease	0.78 (0.4–1.5)	.45	1.81 (0.98–3.35)	.06
Failure to thrive	0.90 (0.43–1.88)	.77	1.38 (0.75–2.51)	.30
Aspiration	0.83 (0.27–2.59)	.75	3.17 (0.91–10.97)	.07
Airway malacia	1.18 (0.48–2.87)	.72	1.18 (0.56–2.49)	.66
Feeding difficulties	2.05 (1.24–3.39)	.005	1.46 (1.03–2.06)	.03
Dysphagia	0.09 (0.01–0.59)	.01	0.55 (0.09–3.38)	.52
ALTE/apnea	0.37 (0.25–0.57)	.000	1.07 (0.74–1.55)	.73
Tube feeding	0.31 (0.08–1.19)	.09	4.56 (1.09–19.1)	.04
Supplemental oxygen	0.81 (0.32–2.01)	.65	2.63 (1.07–6.44)	.03
Reactive airway disease	1.11 (0.66–1.85)	.70	1.64 (1.08–2.49)	.02