Table 5 Predicted probability for each PEDS path from the multinomial logistic regression model.
Infant characteristics | Environment | Predicted Probability of Screening in Each PEDS Path | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Ear infections | Household income | Mother with a history of abuse, postpartum depression, and poor contentment during pregnancy | Path A (high risk of developmental problems) | Path B (moderate risk of developmental problems) | Path C (elevated risk of behavioral and/or mental health problems) | Path E (extremely low to no risk) |
Male | Ear infections | Low income | History | 0.53 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
Male | Ear infections | High income | None | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.35 |
Male | Ear infections | Low income | None | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.28 |
Male | None | Low income | None | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.33 |
Female | None | High income | None | 0.03 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.50 |
Female | None | High income | History | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
Female | Ear infections | High income | None | 0.04 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.47 |
Female | Ear infections | Low | None | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.41 |