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Table 3 Adjusted and unadjusted odds of lumbar puncture for EONS, by payer, hospital type and region, 2003–2009

From: Variation in lumbar punctures for early onset neonatal sepsis: a nationally representative serial cross-sectional analysis, 2003-2009

 

2003

 

2006

 

2009

 
 

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted* OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted* OR (95% CI)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted* OR (95% CI)

Payer type

Private insurance

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

Medicaid

1.3 (1.1–1.5)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

1.4 (1.2–1.5)

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

Uninsured

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

1.0 (0.8–1.3)

Other

2.2 (1.1–4.3)

2.2 (1.1–4.1)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

1.1 (0.9–1.5)

Hospital type

Rural

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

Urban

2.4 (1.9–3.0)

1.6 (1.3–2.0)

2.7 (2.2–3.3)

1.7 (1.3–2.1)

2.6 (2.2–3.2)

1.8 (1.4–2.3)

Non-teaching

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

Teaching

2.1 (1.8–2.6)

1.5 (1.2–2.0)

2.2 (1.9–2.6)

1.7 (1.4–2.0)

2.0 (1.7–2.5)

1.6 (1.4–2.0)

Non-children’s Hospital

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

Children’s Hospital

2.1 (1.6–2.9)

1.4 (0.95–2.0)

2.4 (1.8–3.3)

1.6 (1.1–2.3)

2.4 (1.7–3.3)

1.6 (1.1–2.3)

Hospital region

West

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

Midwest

1.3 (1.0–1.8)

1.4 (1.0–1.8)

1.3 (.95–1.8)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

South

1.4 (1.1–1.9)

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

1.3 (1.0–1.8)

1.2 (0.9–1.7)

1.2 (0.8–1.6)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

Northeast

2.2 (1.5–3.1)

1.9 (1.3–2.8)

2.0 (1.3–2.9)

1.7 (1.1–2.6)

1.5 (1.1–2.2)

1.4 (0.9–2.1)

  1. * adjusted for payer, hospital type, hospital region, income quartile of the newborn, respiratory diagnosis, any infection and temperature instability.
  2. Ref = reference category.