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Table 5 OR of NICU admission by age, stratified by insurance and race/ethnicity

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

Race/ethnicity

Maternal age

Insurance OR (± 95% CI) for NICU admission

Private

Public

White/Non-Hispanic

14 – 18

1.17 (1.12 – 1.22)

0.99 (0.97 – 1.02)

 

19 - 34

1

1

 

35 - 49

1.04 (1.02 – 1.05)

1.54 (1.51 – 1.58)

Black/Non-Hispanic

14 – 18

1.15 (1.10 – 1.20)

0.97 (0.93 – 0.99)

 

19 - 34

1

1

 

35 - 49

1.20 (1.17 – 1.24)

1.47 (1.41 – 1.52)

Hispanic

14 – 18

1.50 (1.43 – 1.58)

1.24 (1.20 – 1.27)

 

19 - 34

1

1

 

35 - 49

0.97 (0.94 – 1.01)

1.18 (1.14 – 1.21)

  1. Controlled for history of previous c-section.