Incidence and risk factors for intussusception among children in northern Israel from 1992 to 2009: a retrospective study

Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression model of the risk factors for intussusception in children less than 5 years of age

	Adjusted OR (95% CI)*	Pv
Age (months)
<3	Reference
3-5	5.30 (2.11-13.31)	<0.001
6-11	2.53 (1.13-5.62)	0.023
12-23	0.73 (0.32-1.65)	0.4
24-59	2.01 (0.73-5.99)	0.1
Socioeconomic rank of place of residence
Low	2.81 (1.45-5.43)	0.002
Intermediate	1.66 (0.87-3.16)	0.1
High	Reference	0.12
Gastroenteritis prior to hospitalization
No	Reference
Yes	19.90 (2.35-168.32)	0.006

*Variables entered to the model at step 1: age, socioeconomic rank of place of residence, history of gastroenteritis, hospital, and breastfeeding. Data presented in the table are the final model which included the variables in the table and hospital.

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