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. 2020 Jul 3;23(4):329–345. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2020.23.4.329

Table 8. Associated factors of pediatric intussusception in the first occurrence and in total occurrences.

Variable First occurrence Total occurrences (first occurrence plus post-discharge recurrence)
No. of cases % OR 95% CI p-value No. of cases % OR 95% CI p-value
Age (yr)
0≤, <1 9,270 30.45 Reference 10,036 28.93 Reference
1≤, <2 10,035 32.96 0.65 0.61 0.70 <0.0001 11,295 32.56 0.85 0.80 0.90 <0.0001
2≤, <3 5,991 19.68 0.62 0.57 0.67 <0.0001 7,037 20.29 0.95 0.89 1.02 0.1581
≥3 5,148 16.91 0.80 0.74 0.87 <0.0001 6,320 18.22 1.27 1.19 1.36 <0.0001
Sex
Girls 10,914 35.85 Reference 12,188 35.14 Reference
Boys 19,530 64.15 1.34 1.26 1.43 <0.0001 22,500 64.86 1.32 1.26 1.39 <0.0001
Season
Spring (Mar to May) 7,413 24.35 Reference 8,401 24.22 Reference
Summer (Jun to Aug) 8,782 28.85 0.92 0.85 0.99 0.0288 10,040 28.94 0.97 0.91 1.03 0.2908
Autumn (Sep to Nov) 8,093 26.58 0.90 0.83 0.98 0.0113 9,233 26.62 0.98 0.91 1.04 0.4464
Winter (Dec to Feb) 6,156 20.22 1.00 0.92 1.09 0.9640 7,014 20.22 1.03 0.96 1.10 0.4143
Type of hospital
Hospital 274 0.90 1.01 0.74 1.37 0.9630 297 0.86 0.84 0.65 1.10 0.2074
General hospital 15,043 49.41 Reference 16,907 48.74 Reference
Tertiary hospital 15,127 49.69 1.08 1.02 1.14 0.0119 17,484 50.40 1.16 1.11 1.22 <0.0001
Total cases 30,444 100.00 34,688 100.00

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, Mar: March, Jun: June, Aug: August, Sep: September, Nov: November, Dec: December, Feb: February.

OR and CI were analyzed using a multiple logistic regression model.