Table 3

 Explanatory model of paediatric suspicion of child maltreatment in emergency evaluations

Odds ratio95% CI
Risk of suspicion expressed as odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (n = 8624).
*Statistically significant association within the model (pseudo r2 0.09, LR χ2 122.52, p < 0.001).
Age up to 4 years0.990.69 to 1.41
Male gender1.10.77 to 1.56
Foreign nationality1.370.84 to 2.25
Urban residence (>15 000 inhabitants)1.350.77 to 2.35
Socioeconomic disadvantage*4.763.31 to 6.85
Single parent family*2.551.56 to 4.17
Development (cognitive/emotional) delay*5.392.5 to 11.61