Socioeconomic Status and Bronchiolitis Severity Among Hospitalized Infants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the relationship between socioeconomic factors and bronchiolitis severity among hospitalized infants.

Methods

We performed a 17-center, prospective cohort study from 2011 to 2014. Children <1 year old hospitalized with bronchiolitis were enrolled. Socioeconomic factors included estimated median household income (MHI) per home ZIP code, parent-reported household income, number of adults and children in household, and insurance type. We defined higher bronchiolitis severity as receipt of intensive care treatment. Multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the association between socioeconomic factors and bronchiolitis severity, with the final model adjusted for potential clustering by site.

Results

In multivariable models adjusted for

SUBMITTER: Zheng DX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6930979 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature