Racial and Ethnic Differences in Receipt of Pressure Equalization Tubes Among US Children, 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Pressure equalization tube (PET) placement (also referred to as tympanostomy tube placement) is among the most common ambulatory surgical procedures performed on US children. More than 20 years ago, differences according to race/ethnicity in the national prevalence of having had PETs placed were documented. Whether these differences persist is unknown.

Methods

We used data from the 2014 National Health Interview Survey to examine the percentage of children 0 to 17 years of age who have ever undergone PET placement. Unadjusted logistic regression with predictive margins was used to assess the relationship between having received PETs and race/ethnicity, as well as other clinical, socioeconomic, and geographic factors. Multivariable logistic regression was used to de

SUBMITTER: Simon AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5167642 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan - Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature