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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Congenit Heart Dis. 2017 May 19;12(4):497–506. doi: 10.1111/chd.12476

TABLE 2.

Associations between demographic characteristics and receipt of transition planning among children with special healthcare needs ages 12–17 years with heart problems, National Survey for Children with Special Health Care Needs, United States, 2009–2010

Transition-planning discussions
Discussed shift to adult providera
Discussed adult healthcare needs
Discussed health insurance as an adult
CSHCN usually/always encouraged to take responsibility
Weighted %, 95% CI aPR (CI) Weighted %, 95% CI aPR (CI) Weighted %, 95% CI aPR (CI) Weighted %, 95% CI aPR (CI)
Sex
 Male 22.3 (15.0, 31.8) 1.0 54.0 (44.8, 63.0) 1.0 28.3 (21.5, 36.2) 1.0 92.4 (88.1, 95.3) 1.0
 Female 23.6 (16.1, 33.1) 1.07 (0.68, 1.69) 44.5 (35.2, 54.3) 0.84 (0.65, 1.09) 24.8 (17.1, 34.4) 0.86 (0.59, 1.26) 83.1 (71.4, 90.7) 1.06 (0.97, 1.16)

Age (years)
 12–13 15.9 (9.1, 26.3) 1.0 41.9 (31.2, 53.4) 1.0 18.2 (11.5, 27.5) 1.0 90.0 (82.8, 94.3) 1.0
 14–15 21.4 (12.0, 35.4) 1.33 (0.66, 2.68) 51.8 (39.2, 64.2) 1.21 (0.87, 1.68) 23.0 (15.2, 33.3) 1.08 (0.61, 1.91) 84.3 (65.5, 93.8) 0.98 (0.90, 1.08)
 16–17 31.0 (21.4, 42.5) 2.06 (1.09, 3.89) 52.3 (41.6, 62.8) 1.32 (0.97, 1.79) 35.0 (25.4, 46.0) 1.80 (1.14, 2.87) 89.3 (81.7, 94.0) 0.99 (0.91, 1.09)

Race/ethnicity
 White, NH 25.1 (18.7, 32.9) 1.0 48.7 (41.6, 55.8) 1.0 22.7 (17.8, 28.5) 1.0 89.1 (84.3, 92.6) 1.0
 Black, NH 28.9 (12.2, 54.5) 1.28 (0.57, 2.88) 53.3 (35.1, 68.7) 1.06 (0.70, 1.61) 40.2 (23.6, 59.5) 1.79 (1.08, 2.97) 81.7 (64.5, 91.7) 0.90 (0.73, 1.10)
 Hispanic 14.2 (5.6, 31.4) 0.61 (0.22, 1.65) 47.9 (27.8, 68.7) 1.07 (0.69, 1.66) 31.3 (15.4, 53.2) 1.61 (0.95, 2.73) 86.3 (52.2, 97.3) 0.96 (0.83, 1.10)
 Otherb 14.7 (3.7, 43.4) 0.58 (0.18, 1.82) 48.4 (25.7, 71.8) 1.14 (0.73, 1.79) 27.6 (12.0, 51.7) 1.35 (0.65, 2.87) 94.7 (80.4, 98.7) 1.08 (0.99, 1.17)

Poverty status (%FPL)c
 <100 21.7 (10.3, 40.0) 1.15 (0.40, 3.37) 40.4 (26.4, 56.0) 0.86 (0.51, 1.46) 29.9 (17.9, 45.5) 0.96 (0.46, 2.02) 98.1 (95.9, 99.1) 1.09 (1.00, 1.19)
 100–199 20.3 (10.9, 34.7) 0.91 (0.42, 1.96) 51.9 (35.2, 68.2) 1.04 (0.72, 1.51) 31.0 (17.8, 48.1) 1.08 (0.53, 2.21) 76.8 (56.2, 89.5) 0.87 (0.74, 1.03)
 200–399 24.4 (14.9, 37.3) 0.91 (0.42, 1.57) 52.2 (41.3, 62.9) 0.99 (0.75, 1.32) 25.8 (17.8, 35.8) 0.97 (0.63, 1.49) 84.9 (75.1, 91.3) 0.96 (0.86, 1.07)
 ≥400 24.2 (15.2, 36.2) 1.0 50.1 (39.8, 60.4) 1.0 20.8 (14.5, 28.9) 1.0 92.7 (86.4, 96.3) 1.0

Impact on activities
 None 19.3 (11.5, 30.6) 1.0 44.8 (32.5, 57.7) 1.0 22.2 (13.9, 33.5) 1.0 94.6 (87.3, 97.8) 1.0
 Moderate 23.7 (15.0, 35.4) 1.18 (0.65, 2.17) 48.1 (38.0, 58.4) 1.26 (0.89, 1.79) 28.7 (19.8, 39.7) 0.95 (0.57, 1.56) 94.4 (86.4, 97.8) 1.04 (0.95, 1.14)
 Great 23.6 (15.5, 34.2) 1.42 (0.78, 2.56) 51.7 (40.3, 62.9) 1.44 (1.01, 2.05) 26.3 (18.5, 36.0) 0.87 (0.51, 1.48) 79.5 (67.5, 87.9) 0.91 (0.82, 1.01)

No. of co-morbiditiesd
 0 40.8 (21.7, 63.1) 1.0 72.7 (51.8, 86.8) 1.0 23.9 (10.6, 45.4) 1.0 93.6 (73.0, 98.8) 1.0
 1–2 18.2 (10.2, 30.4) 0.38 (0.20, 0.74) 53.6 (41.8, 65.0) 0.73 (0.55, 0.98) 16.1 (10.3, 24.3) 0.60 (0.26, 1.37) 97.5 (91.5, 99.3) 1.06 (0.94, 1.21)
 3 31.9 (18.6, 49.0) 0.75 (0.37,1.50) 44.9 (31.2, 59.4) 0.59 (0.40, 0.88) 34.7 (22.1, 49.9) 1.59 (0.72, 3.51) 80.6 (66.4, 89.7) 0.87 (0.71, 1.05)
 ≥4 22.6 (15.1, 32.6) 0.56 (0.31, 1.02) 45.3 (35.8, 55.2) 0.62 (0.45, 0.85) 31.3 (23.0, 41.1) 1.43 (0.68, 3.01) 83.3 (72.6, 90.4) 0.92 (0.80, 1.06)

Had well-child visite
 Yes 22.2 (16.9, 28.7) 0.74 (0.27, 2.03) 49.3 (42.4, 56.3) 1.16 (0.71, 1.88) 26.8 (21.2, 33.3) 1.06 (0.57, 2.01) 88.0 (81.2, 92.5) 1.06 (0.92, 1.22)
 No 29.8 (9.5, 63.2) 1.0 46.3 (24.5, 69.7) 1.0 23.2 (10.9, 42.8) 1.0 88.5 (74.0, 95.4) 1.0

Medical homef
 Yes 28.9 (19.8, 40.1) 1.46 (0.93, 2.30) 60.0 (50.3, 69.0) 1.45 (1.16, 1.81) 31.4 (23.7, 40.3) 1.83 (1.29, 2.59) 91.3 (84.9, 95.1) 1.02 (0.94, 1.11)
 No 19.4 (13.2, 27.6) 1.0 42.6 (34.0, 51.5) 1.0 23.5 (16.7, 32.0) 1.0 86.1 (76.9, 92.1) 1.0

Insurance coverage
 Any private 24.8 (18.4, 32.6) 1.0 51.0 (43.8, 58.1) 1.0 22.6 (17.6, 28.4) 1.0 88.5 (83.2, 92.3) 1.0
 Public/none 19.1 (10.6, 32.2) 0.71 (0.30, 1.71) 45.8 (33.3, 58.8) 0.99 (0.68, 1.44) 32.8 (22.0, 45.9) 1.18 (0.68, 2.04) 87.2 (71.4, 94.9) 1.02 (0.92, 1.13)

aPR: adjusted prevalence ratio, adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, poverty status, impact on activities, number of comorbidities, attendance at a well-child visit in the last 12 months, having a medical home, and insurance coverage; CI, confidence interval; CSHCN, children with special healthcare needs; FPL, federal poverty level; NH, non-Hispanic.

a

Among CSHCN with heart problems whose providers do not also care for adults.

b

All other includes respondents identified as Asian, Alaskan Native, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, or mixed race.

c

Based on US Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines.

d

Comorbidities only include attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, anxiety, behavioral or conduct problems, autism or an autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, an intellectual disability or mental retardation, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy or seizure disorder, migraines or frequent headaches, blood problems, cystic fibrosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, Down syndrome, arthritis or joint problems, allergies, and head injury, concussion or traumatic brain injury.

e

Attended visit in last 12 months.

f

Meets Maternal and Child Health Bureau criteria for a medical home.