Predictors of Inappropriate Use of Diagnostic Tests and Management of Bronchiolitis

Table 2

Predictors of inappropriate diagnosis and treatment of bronchiolitis through multivariate analysis.

Variable	Odds ratio (OR); (95% CI)	value
Age	0.95 (0.84–1.07)	0.378
Number of siblings	1.92 (1.13–3.26)	0.015
Number of days with respiratory symptoms
Less than 24 hours	1.00	—
Between 24 and 72 hours	1.19 (0.23–6.24)	0.834
More than 72 hours	2.93 (0.68–12.69)	0.150
Presence of at least one underlying disease condition	4.02 (0.96–16.90)	0.057
Previous use of oxygen therapy	2.34 (1.78–30.74)	0.518
Personal history or diagnosis of atopic dermatitis	5.30 (1.14–24.79)	0.034
Parental history of asthma	1.46 (0.52–4.12)	0.470
Length of hospital stay	1.48 (1.08–2.03)	0.015