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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Sep 14;9(12):4489–4492.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.08.034

Table 1:

Association Between Poverty, Urban/Rural Status, Distance to Provider, and EoE

Previous Model* 95% CI Updated Model 95% CI
Sex
   Female REF REF
   Male 2.14 2.01 – 2.27 2.14 2.01 – 2.27
Age Categories
   0–2 y REF REF
   3–5 y 0.99 0.90 – 1.09 0.99 0.90 – 1.09
   6–8 y 0.99 0.89 – 1.09 0.99 0.89 – 1.09
   9–11 y 1.03 0.94 – 1.14 1.04 0.94 – 1.14
   12–14 y 0.98 0.89 – 1.09 0.98 0.89 – 1.09
   15–17 y 0.87 0.77 – 0.98 0.87 0.77 – 0.98
Race/Ethnicity
   White REF REF
   Black 0.41 0.38 – 0.45 0.40 0.37 – 0.44
   Asian 0.37 0.28 – 0.49 0.36 0.27 – 0.47
   Hispanic 0.31 0.27 – 0.35 0.30 0.27 – 0.34
   Grouped§ 0.40 0.34 – 0.47 0.40 0.34 – 0.46
   Unknown 1.64 1.48 – 1.80 1.61 1.46 – 1.77
Urban/Rural Status
   Large Central Metro REF REF
   Large Fringe Metro 0.93 0.84 – 1.02 1.00 0.90 – 1.11
   Medium Metro 0.95 0.87 – 1.05 1.04 0.94 – 1.15
   Small Metro 0.78 0.69 – 0.88 0.95 0.82 – 1.09
   Micropolitan 0.79 0.70 – 0.89 0.99 0.85 – 1.14
   Noncore (rural) 0.68 0.59 – 0.78 0.88 0.74 – 1.03
ZCTA-Level Poverty
   ≤ 5% 2.00 1.75 – 2.28 1.99 1.74 – 2.28
   6 – 10% 1.78 1.57 – 2.00 1.79 1.58 – 2.02
   11 – 15% 1.50 1.33 – 1.69 1.53 1.36 – 1.73
   16 – 20% 1.30 1.14 – 1.49 1.31 1.15 – 1.50
   21 – 25% 0.99 0.84 – 1.16 0.99 0.85 – 1.16
   26 – 100% REF REF
Distance to Provider
   ≤ 10 km N/A N/A REF
   11 – 25 km N/A N/A 0.95 0.87 – 1.04
   26 – 50 km N/A N/A 0.84 0.75 – 0.93
   51 – 100 km N/A N/A 0.83 0.74 – 0.94
   101 – 200 km N/A N/A 0.68 0.59 – 0.79
   > 201 km N/A N/A 0.50 0.40 – 0.61

Values expressed as odds ratios (OR) and 95% CIs

*

Previous models adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, urban/rural status, state of residence, and ZCTA-level poverty

Updated model adjusted for the same variables as previous model, plus distance to provider

§

Defined as the combination of “Native American/Alaskan,” “>1 race (Hispanic), “>1 race (non-Hispanic),” and “Hawaiian”

ZCTA: Zip-code tabulation area