Table 5.
Treatment continuation by child clinical characteristics
| Characteristic | Initiated and continued treatment (Group 4) (N = 152) |
Initiated and discontinued treatment (Group 3) (N = 65) |
Crude OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Child’s age at ASD diagnosis median, years (SD) | 5.1 (3.4) | 6.6 (3.9) | 0.9 | [0.8–1.0] | 1 | [0.9–1.1] |
| Medical complexity | ||||||
| ASD with 0–1 co-occurring conditions | 88 (58%) | 32 (49%) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| ASD ≥ 2 co-occurring conditions | 64 (42%) | 33 (51%) | 0.7 | [0.4–1.3] | 0.7 | [0.4–1.3] |
| Any psychiatric medications | ||||||
| Yes | 32 (21%) | 20 (31%) | 0.6 | [0.3–1.2] | 0.9 | [0.4–2.0] |
| No | 120 (79%) | 45 (69%) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Speech/language therapy | ||||||
| Yes | 27 (18%) | 8 (12%) | 1.5 | [0.7–3.6] | 1.8 | [0.7–4.6] |
| No | 125 (82%) | 57 (88%) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Occupational therapy/physical therapy | ||||||
| Yes | 20 (13%) | 8 (12%) | 1.1 | [0.4–2.6] | 1 | [0.4–2.7] |
| No | 132 (87%) | 57 (88%) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| Total number of ABA hours per week (behavioral interventionist, program supervisor, case manager) | ||||||
| <10 | 78 (51%) | 53 (82%) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| ≥10 | 74 (49%) | 12 (18%) | 4.3 | [2.1–8.6]a | 3.4 | [1.5–7.4]a |
| Adherent | ||||||
| <0.8 | 124 (82%) | 60 (92%) | 1 | Reference | 1 | Reference |
| ≥0.8 | 28 (18%) | 5 (8%) | 2.7 | [1.0–7.4] | 1.6 | [0.6–4.8] |
Adjusted for all variables in the table
SD standard deviation, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
aIndicates that the odds ratio is statistically significant