Validation of a Pediatric Primary Care Network in a US Metropolitan Region as a Community-Based Infectious Disease Surveillance System
Table 2
Unadjusted and adjusteda odds ratios for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics comparing network versus nonnetwork community population.
Characteristic
Unadjusted odds ratio (95% C.I.)
Adjusted odds ratio (95% C.I.)
Gender
Female
1.10 (1.02, 1.21)
1.11 (1.02, 1.21)
Race/ethnicity
White
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
Black
1.52 (1.38, 1.68)
1.91 (1.66, 2.20)
Asian
0.81 (0.51, 1.28)
0.75 (0.51, 1.09)
Hispanic
0.11 (0.10, 0.12)
0.14 (0.12, 0.16)
Age
<1 year
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1–5 years
1.09 (0.92, 1.29)
1.12 (0.93, 1.34)
6–11 years
0.91 (0.77, 1.08)
0.95 (0.80, 1.14)
12–18 years
0.48 (0.41, 0.57)
0.48 (0.40, 0.58)
Diagnosis of asthma
1.02 (0.92, 1.14)
1.02 (0.91, 1.14)
Diagnosis of diabetes
0.40 (0.24, 0.65)
0.48 (0.28, 0.82)
Receipt of Medicaid
1.61 (1.45, 1.79)
1.92 (1.70, 2.18)
aWeighted Logistic Regression adjusting for neighborhood average household size, average income of neighborhood, average distance traveled by patients within a neighborhood to their practice, and density of pediatric providers within residential neighborhood (Philadelphia County only).
