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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Feb 2;42(4):793–803. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02543-y

Table 2:

Factors associated with digoxin use

OR 95% CI p
Discharge ≥1/1/2016 2.52 2.22–2.85 <0.001
Male sex 1.18 1.05–1.32 0.005
Race
  Non-Hispanic white 1 n/a n/a
  Hispanic white 0.84 0.70–1.00 0.06
  Non-Hispanic black 1.08 0.90–1.29 0.40
  Other Hispanic 0.80 0.64–1.02 0.07
  Other or more than one race 1.41 1.04–1.93 0.03
  Missing 0.68 0.57–0.82 <0.001
Payer
  Commercial 1 n/a n/a
  Medicaid 0.95 0.85–1.07 0.44
  Other government 0.72 0.54–0.98 0.04
  Other 0.54 0.40–0.72 <0.001
  Missing 0.40 0.20–0.79 0.008
Prematurity (<37 weeks GA) 0.69 0.56–0.85 <0.001
Genetic syndrome 0.54 0.37–0.77 0.001
Neurological condition 0.79 0.61–1.01 0.06
Respiratory condition 0.95 0,77–1.18 0.67
Renal condition 0.69 0.58–0.82 <0.001
Gastrointestinal condition 1.23 1.08–1.40 0.002
Hematological condition 0.99 0.68–1.45 0.97
Metabolic disorder 0.96 0.74–1.26 0.79
Technology dependent 1.16 1.03–1.32 0.01
Arrhythmia 1.57 1.38–1.78 <0.001
ECMO during hospitalization 1.49 1.23–1.80 <0.001
Cardiac arrest during hospitalization 0.78 0.53–1.15 0.20
Total LOS > median (32 days) 1.55 1.38–1.73 <0.001
Aspirin 2.64 2.33–3.00 <0.001
Furosemide 3.42 2.93–4.00 <0.001
Opiate 0.66 0.43–0.99 0.04

Abbreviations: ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, GA gestational age, LOS length of stay