Table 4.
Measures of association and 95% CIs for types of health service utilization and select health outcomes
| Sickle cell trait | SCA | |
|---|---|---|
| Select health outcomes | ORs (95% CI) | |
| Acute otitis media (n = 30 896) | 0.88 (0.84-0.91) | 0.88 (0.70-1.10) |
| Acute respiratory infections (n = 73 944) | 0.94 (0.92-0.97) | 1.29 (1.10-1.52) |
| Fever (n = 32 141) | 1.00 (0.97-1.03) | 8.25 (6.85-9.94) |
| Invasive pneumococcal disease (n = 65) | 0.71 (0.35-1.44) | 15.55 (5.66-42.72) |
| Pneumonia and influenza (n = 8 009) | 0.93 (0.87-0.99) | 7.38 (6.04-9.03) |
| Renal complications (n = 356) | 1.08 (0.77-1.53) | 4.31 (1.78-10.41) |
| Stroke (n = 966) | 0.92 (0.76-1.10) | 12.72 (8.00-20.23) |
| Health services utilization | IRRs (95% CI) | |
| ED discharged home | 1.02 (0.99-1.04) | 1.46 (1.28-1.66) |
| Inpatient visit | 1.03 (0.98-1.09) | 33.31 (1.42-38.95) |
| Nonpreventive outpatient visit | 0.95 (0.93-0.97) | 3.78 (3.43-4.16) |
Reference: normal hemoglobin.