Table 2.
Treatment initiation by demographic characteristics
| Characteristic | Initiated treatment (Groups 3 + 4) (N = 223) |
Did not initiate treatment (Groups 1 + 2) (N = 58) |
Crude OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Child sex | ||||||
| Male | 186 (83) | 49 (84) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Female | 37 (17) | 9 (16) | 1.1 | [0.5–2.4] | 1 | [0.4–2.3] |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 82 (37) | 22 (38) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Hispanic | 49 (22) | 13 (22) | 1 | [0.5–2.2] | 1.1 | [0.5–2.6] |
| Asian | 63 (28) | 13 (22) | 1.3 | [0.6–2.8] | 1.2 | [0.5–2.6] |
| Black/other | 29 (13) | 10 (17) | 0.8 | [0.3–1.8] | 0.8 | [0.3–2.0] |
| Child age at referral median, years (SD) | 6.3 (3.9) | 7.7 (4.2) | 0.9 | [0.9–1.0] | 0.9 | [0.9–1.0] |
| Born in Kaiser | ||||||
| Yes | 136 (61) | 33 (57) | 1.2 | [0.7–2.1] | 1.1 | [0.6–2.1] |
| No | 87 (39) | 25 (43) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Multiple ASD in family | ||||||
| Yes | 27 (12) | 7 (12) | 1 | [0.4–2.4] | 1 | [0.4–2.5] |
| No | 196 (88) | 51 (88) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Insurance coverage type | ||||||
| State subsidized | 11 (5) | 8 (14) | 0.3 | [0.1–0.8]a | 0.3 | [0.1–0.9]a |
| Employer/self-funded | 212 (95) | 50 (86) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Copay for BHT | ||||||
| ≤$20 | 174 (78) | 44 (76) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| >$20 | 49 (22) | 14 (24) | 0.9 | [0.4–1.7] | 0.8 | [0.4–1.5] |
SD standard deviation, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
Adjusted for all variables in the table
aIndicates that the odds ratio is statistically significant