Table 2.
Adjusted ORs of ED visit within 30 days of delivery (N=13,605)
| Variables | Use of ED (n=565) N=508 |
No use of ED (n=13,040) N=11,596 |
Crude OR(95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public insurance | 111 (21.9) | 1420 (12.3) | 2.00 (1.61–2.49) | 1.99 (1.56–2.54)b |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||
| Asian | 106 (18.8) | 2319 (17.8) | 1.34 (1.04–1.70) | 1.43 (1.11–1.83)b |
| Black | 55 (9.7) | 692 (5.3) | 2.32 (1.70–3.17) | 1.90 (1.35–2.68)b |
| Latinx | 153 (27.1) | 2977 (22.8) | 1.50 (1.21–1.87) | 1.24 (0.97–1.60) |
| Other | 60 (10.6) | 1469 (11.3) | 1.19 (0.88–1.60) | 1.10 (0.81–1.52) |
| White | 191 (33.8) | 5583 (42.8) | Reference | Reference |
| Mental health disorder | 155 (27.4) | 2200 (16.9) | 1.86 (1.54–2.25) | 1.74 (1.42–2.13)b |
| Cesarean delivery | 244 (41.2) | 4130 (31.7) | 1.64 (1.38–1.94) | 1.70 (1.41–2.03)b |
| NTSV | 291 (51.5) | 6016 (46.1) | 1.24 (1.05–1.47) | 1.47 (1.21–1.76)b |
Data are presented as number (percentage) or mean±standard deviation unless otherwise specified.
CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; NTSV, nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex; OR, odds ratio.
Pluym et al. Emergency department use among postpartum women with mental health disorders. AJOG MFM 2021.
a
Adjusted for covariates
b
Statistically significant.