Odds ratios (ORs) for risk of instability among infants, children, youth and young adults who had a serious illnesses code recorded during a hospital admission in British Columbia*
| Variable | Univariable model | Multivariable model | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p value | |
| Sex | 0.81 | 0.61 | ||
| Female | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Male | 1.01 (0.94–1.08) | 1.02 (0.95–1.10) | ||
| Age group, yr | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | ||
| < 1 | 5.03 (4.57–5.54) | 6.59 (5.97–7.29) | ||
| 1–4 | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| 5–9 | 2.00 (1.71–2.34) | 0.96 (0.82–1.13) | ||
| 10–14 | 2.11 (1.80–2.46) | 0.99 (0.84–1.16) | ||
| 15–19 | 2.58 (2.26–2.94) | 1.18 (1.03–1.35) | ||
| 20–25 | 2.85 (2.54–3.19) | 1.25 (1.10–1.42) | ||
| Socioeconomic status† | 0.05 | 0.20 | ||
| Missing | 1.03 (0.79–1.35) | 1.04 (0.78–1.38) | ||
| 1 (lowest income group) | 1.14 (1.02–1.27) | 1.10 (0.98–1.23) | ||
| 2 | 1.00 (0.90–1.12) | 1.00 (0.89–1.12) | ||
| 3 | 0.96 (0.86–1.08) | 0.98 (0.87–1.10) | ||
| 4 | 1.06 (0.95–1.19) | 1.09 (0.97–1.22) | ||
| 5 (highest income group) | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Taxonomic unit | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | ||
| Oncology | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Perinatal | 0.61 (0.55–0.67) | 0.26 (0.23–0.30) | ||
| Congenital | 1.16 (1.04–1.30) | 0.78 (0.68–0.88) | ||
| Neurology | 1.45 (1.23–1.71) | 1.43 (1.21–1.70) | ||
| Metabolic | 1.20 (0.87–1.65) | 0.98 (0.70–1.36) | ||
| Otherwise specified‡ | 1.72 (1.55–1.91) | 1.55 (1.39–1.73) | ||