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Table 3 OR of NICU admission by insurance, stratified by age and race/ethnicity

From: The differential effects of maternal age, race/ethnicity and insurance on neonatal intensive care unit admission rates

Age

Race/ethnicity

Insurance OR (± 95% CI) for NICU admission

Private

Public

14-18

White/Non-Hispanic

1

1.37 (1.31 – 1.41)

 

Black/Non-Hispanic

1

0.79 (0.75 – 0.83)

 

Hispanic

1

1.12 (1.06 – 1.18)

19-34

White/Non-Hispanic

1

1.60 (1.58 – 1.61)

 

Black/Non-Hispanic

1

0.93 (0.913 – 0.947)

 

Hispanic

1

1.33 (1.30 – 1.35)

35-49

White/Non-Hispanic

1

2.37 (2.32 – 2.43)

 

Black/Non-Hispanic

1

1.13 (1.09 – 1.18)

 

Hispanic

1

1.60 (1.54 – 1.66)

  1. Controlled for history of previous c - section.