Table 3

 Multivariate model for non-jaundice rehospitalisations*

AOR95% CI
*Model consists of 33 016 surviving infants; which consists of 485 rehospitalised infants. Infants whose only rehospitalisation diagnosis was jaundice were excluded from this analysis.
Maternal age
    Age <18 years1.040.58 to 1.87
    Age 18–34 yearsRef
    Age 35+ years1.100.88 to 1.37
Infant sex
    Male1.241.04 to 1.49
    FemaleRef
Race
    African-American0.560.37 to 0.85
    Asian1.020.78 to 1.32
    Hispanic0.980.77 to 1.25
    Other1.080.75 to 1.56
    WhiteRef
Small for gestational age (<5th centile)
    Yes1.831.04 to 3.25
    NoRef
Gestational age and NICU admission
    < 34 weeks1.300.74 to 2.28
    34–36 weeks, in NICU ⩾24 hours0.850.47 to 1.54
    34–36 weeks, in NICU <24 hours0.620.09 to 4.50
    34–36 weeks, never in NICU1.651.09 to 2.51
    37+ weeks, in NICU ⩾24 hours1.080.69 to 1.70
    37+ weeks, in NICU <24 hours1.160.48 to 2.84
    37+ weeks, never in NICURef
Score for neonatal acute physiology (SNAP-II)
    0Ref
    1–91.500.83 to 2.70
    ⩾101.951.12 to 3.41
Facility of birth
    A1.521.02 to 2.27
    B0.980.64 to 1.50
    C1.340.90 to 2.01
    D1.170.77 to 1.80
    E1.571.07 to 2.31
    FRef
    G2.361.65 to 3.38
Follow up status after birth hospitalisation discharge home
    Scheduled outpatient visit only within 72 hours0.730.58 to 0.92
    Home health visit only within 72 hours0.590.45 to 0.79
    Scheduled outpatient and home visit within 72 hours1.841.18 to 2.89
    No follow up within 72 hoursRef
c statistic0.636
Hosmer-Lemeshow p value0.9811