Table 4.
Comparing the hazard ratios of first maltreatment report before age six years accounting for out of state emigration and linkage parameters, ALCANLink (n = 1235)
| Factor | Accounting for emigration (probabilistic) | Not accounting for emigration (probabilistic) | % changea | Accounting for emigration (deterministic) | % changea | Not accounting for emigration (deterministic) | % changea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | ||||
| Military paid births (ref = nonmilitary) | 1.1 | 0.7, 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4, 1.2 | 0.333 | 1.2 | 0.6, 2.1 | 0.081 | 0.7 | 0.4, 1.4 | 0.309 |
| Race (ref = White) | |||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 3.0 | 2.2, 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.5, 4.4 | 0.114 | 3.0 | 2.2, 4.3 | 0.019 | 3.6 | 2.6, 5.0 | 0.204 |
| Other | 2.3 | 1.4, 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.4, 3.8 | 0.000 | 2.3 | 1.3, 4.3 | 0.006 | 2.4 | 1.3, 4.3 | 0.039 |
| Unmarried marital status ref. = Married) | 3.8 | 2.9, 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.1, 5.5 | 0.079 | 3.1 | 2.3, 4.4 | 0.177 | 3.1 | 2.2, 4.3 | 0.186 |
| Medicaid birth (ref = no) | 3.7 | 2.6, 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.9, 5.7 | 0.104 | 3.7 | 2.4, 5.6 | 0.005 | 4.0 | 2.6, 6.1 | 0.088 |
| <12 years maternal education (ref = 12+ years) | 3.1 | 2.3, 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.5, 4.5 | 0.058 | 2.3 | 1.6, 3.3 | 0.267 | 2.5 | 1.7, 3.6 | 0.212 |
| Female (ref = Male) | 1.3 | 1.0, 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9, 1.6 | 0.024 | 1.2 | 0.9, 1.6 | 0.024 | 1.5 | 1.1, 2.0 | 0.152 |
| Maternal age (ref = 25+ years) | |||||||||||
| 20–24 years | 2.2 | 1.6, 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6, 3.0 | 0.009 | 2.2 | 1.6, 3.0 | 0.009 | 2.2 | 1.6, 3.0 | 0.009 |
| < 20 years | 3.5 | 2.5, 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.5, 5.3 | 0.034 | 3.7 | 2.5, 5.3 | 0.034 | 3.1 | 2.1, 4.7 | 0.121 |
| Birth weight < 2500 g (ref = 2500 + g) | 1.7 | 1.4, 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.3, 1.9 | 0.060 | 1.7 | 1.3, 2.1 | 0.005 | 1.5 | 1.2, 1.9 | 0.096 |
| Any Maternal smoking 2 years prior to birth (ref = No) | 2.9 | 2.2, 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2, 4.0 | 0.015 | 3.6 | 2.6, 5.0 | 0.225 | 3.5 | 2.5, 4.9 | 0.193 |
| Any Birth defect listed on birth certificate (ref = No) | 1.2 | 0.5, 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5, 2.7 | 0.026 | 1.1 | 0.3, 3.3 | 0.125 | 1.1 | 0.4, 3.2 | 0.071 |
| Mother Lost jobb (ref = No) | 2.4 | 1.7, 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6, 3.4 | 0.025 | 2.1 | 1.3, 3.4 | 0.124 | 2.3 | 1.5, 3.7 | 0.034 |
| Moved to a new addressb (ref = No) | 1.6 | 1.2, 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2, 2.0 | 0.019 | 1.6 | 1.2, 2.2 | 0.012 | 1.4 | 1.0, 2.0 | 0.103 |
HR Hazard Ratio, 95% CI 95% Confidence Interval, ref reference level
a% change compared to HR accounting for emigration and using probabilistic linkages
bDuring the 12 months before the child was born