Table 1 Characteristics of children and youth with ASD by adequacy of medical home care
Adequate | Inadequate | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 325), % [95% CI] | (n = 923), % [95% CI] | ||
Predisposing factors | |||
Child’s sex | |||
Male | 80.61 [70.94–87.62] | 77.07 [67.67–84.37] | .558 |
Female | 19.39 [12.38–29.06] | 22.93 [15.6–32.3] | |
Child’s age, mean y | 11.00 [10.2–11.85] | 10.24 [9.63–10.84] | |
Total children in household | |||
1–2 | 67.23 [56.94–76.09] | 71.39 [63.73–77.99] | .494 |
≥ 3 | 32.77 [23.91–43.06] | 28.61 [22.01–36.27] | |
Child’s race/ethnicity | |||
White, Non-Hispanic | 75.15 [66.24–82.34] | 53.49 [44.2–62.5] | .001b |
Black, Non-Hispanic | 11.67 [6.50–20.07] | 16.55 [11.76–22.78] | |
Other | 13.18 [8.51–19.86] | 29.96 [20.33–41.76] | |
Overall maternal health status | |||
Excellent or very good | 51.63 [42.08–61.05] | 49.88 [41.13–58.64] | .793 |
< Excellent or very good | 48.37 [38.9–57.92] | 50.12 [41.36–58.87] | |
Adult Education Level | |||
> High School | 80.68 [70.60–87.89] | 68.44 [58.84–76.68] | .060 |
≤ High School | 19.32 [12.11–29.40] | 31.56 [23.32–41.16] | |
Family structure | |||
Two parents, married/unmarried | 82.46 [73.66–88.76] | 77.29 [70.73–82.74] | .307 |
Single parent, other, none reported | 17.54 [11.24–26.34] | 22.71 [17.26–29.27] | |
Enabling factor Insurance type | |||
Private | 62.25 [52.58–71.03] | 37.00 [30.05–44.54] | .001b |
Public | 34.34 [26.14–43.58] | 60.46 [52.67–67.75] | |
Unspecified | 3.42 [0.65–15.97] | 2.54 [1.33–4.81] | |
Federal poverty level (FPL) | |||
> 199% FPL | 66.70 [56.87–75.26] | 44.82 [36.84–53.08] | < .001c |
≤ 199% FPL | 33.30 [24.74–43.13] | 55.18 [46.92–63.16] | |
Enabling-vulnerability factor | |||
Primary household language | |||
English | 91.96 [82.39–96.55] | 82.68 [71.79–89.96] | .185 |
Spanish | 5.01 [1.45–15.88] | 13.90 [7.11–25.39] | |
Other | 3.03 [1.11–8.01] | 3.42 [1.51–7.59] | |
Need factors Autism severity | |||
Severe | 5.03 [2.61–9.48] | 10.38 [7.30–14.58] | .045 |
Mild/moderate | 94.97 [90.52–97.39] | 89.62 [85.42–92.70] | |
CSHCN status | |||
ASD, CSHCN | 87.33 [80.17–92.16] | 95.60 [92.73–97.37] | .001b |
ASD, non-CHSCN | 12.67 [7.84–19.83] | 4.40 [2.63–7.27] | |
Age at autism diagnosis, mean y | 4.56 [4.08–5.04] | 4.42 [4.05–4.79] | |