|
Demographics and Injury Characteristics
|
Coefficient
|
OR [95% C.I.]
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
−0.122
|
0.885 [0.846–0.927]
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Minority (yes)
|
−0.709
|
0.492 [0.298–0.813]
|
p = 0.006
|
|
Estimated Household Income Below Poverty Level (yes)
|
−0.437
|
0.646 [0.343–1.218]
|
p = 0.177
|
|
Trauma Activation (full)
|
1.889
|
6.614 [3.143–13.918]
|
p < 0.001
|
|
ISS Score
|
0.188
|
1.207 [1.153–1.265]
|
p < 0.001
|
|
Intentional Trauma (yes)
|
0.003
|
0.997 [0.449–2.214]
|
p = 0.994
|
|
Operative Procedure
|
0.054
|
1.055 [0.614–1.816]
|
p = 0.845
|
- Abbreviations and Definitions: PICU pediatric intensive care unit, OR odds ratio, C.I., confidence interval; ISS, injury severity score; “Minority” defined as Black, Hispanic ethnicity, Native American, or “other” race; “Below Poverty Level” defined as living in a ZIP code where the estimated median annual household income for a family of 4 is less than the 2014 federal poverty level (<$23,850); variance inflation factor ranged 1.04–1.49 for independent variables