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Table 4 Multivariate Model of Demographics and Injury Characteristics Associated with PICU Admission

From: US children of minority race are less likely to be admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit after traumatic injury, a retrospective analysis of a single pediatric trauma center

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

  1. 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