Table 3.
Asthma-Related ED Visits Among Children With Asthma Aged 3 to 17 Years Receiving Oregon-Medicaid (N = 6,555)
| Asthma-Related ED Visit Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome and Group | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | ||
| Visits | Predicted probability, %b | OR (95% CI) | Predicted probability, %b | OR (95% CI) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 9.5 | Ref | 9.9 | Ref |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 13.3 | 1.47 (1.06-2.04) | 13.3 | 1.40 (1.04-1.89) |
| Latine, prefer English | 10.0 | 1.07 (0.84-1.36) | 10.8 | 1.10 (0.85-1.43) |
| Latine, prefer Spanish | 9.4 | 0.99 (0.78-1.27) | 9.9 | 0.99 (0.77-1.28) |
| Visit rate | Predicted annual ratec | RR (95% CI) | Predicted annual ratec | RR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White | 5.4 | Ref | 5.9 | Ref |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 9.9 | 1.84 (1.39-2.44) | 8.8 | 1.49 (1.09-2.04) |
| Latine, prefer English | 5.5 | 1.02 (0.75-1.39) | 5.3 | 0.90 (0.67-1.21) |
| Latine, prefer Spanish | 5.4 | 1.00 (0.77-1.31) | 5.4 | 0.92 (0.68-1.24) |
ED = emergency department; OR = odds ratio; RR = rate ratio; Ref = reference.
Note: Values in bold denote statistically significant results (P < .05).
a
Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, federal poverty level, urbanicity, documented asthma severity, number of yearly visits, albuterol and inhaled corticosteroid prescriptions, influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, and tobacco smoke exposure.
b
Predicted probability of ever having had an asthma-related ED visit; adjusted results are averaged over covariates.
c
Predicted annual rate of asthma-related ED visits per 100 person-years; adjusted results are averaged over covariates.