Table 1

Influence of child characteristics on preschool booster immunisation uptake in 5 year old children living in South Glamorgan born in 1990 (n = 6184)

FactorUptakeOdds ratio (95% CI) 
CrudeAdjusted1-150
Sex
Female2742/30131.001.00
 Male2908/31711.09 (0.92 to 1.31)0.99 (0.71 to 1.38)
Birth weight
< 2500 g273/2881.001.00
 ⩾ 2500 g4554/47941.04 (0.61 to 1.78)1.29 (0.68 to 2.45)
Ethnic group
White3647/38291.001.00
 Other237/2590.54 (0.34 to 0.85)1.11 (0.55 to 2.25)
Maternal age (years)
< 20449/4811.001.00
 20–292865/30111.40 (0.94 to 2.08)1.21 (0.71 to 2.07)
 30–391438/15081.46 (0.95 to 2.25)1.22 (0.67 to 2.24)
 ⩾ 4050/560.59 (0.23 to 1.49)0.48 (0.15 to 1.53)
One parent family
No3358/35181.001.00
 Yes1461/15560.73 (0.56 to 0.95)0.73 (0.50 to 1.06)
Type of resident
Continuous4647/48591.001.00
 Moved in1003/13250.14 (0.12 to 0.17)0.18 (0.11 to 0.30)
Area of residence
Rural580/6131.001.00
 Urban4685/50290.77 (0.54 to 1.12)0.72 (0.35 to 1.46)
Area deprivation score (Jarman)
< 01655/17571.001.00
 ⩾ 03572/38390.82 (0.65 to 1.04)1.05 (0.71 to 1.55)
  • 1-150 Odds ratios calculated after adjusting for all other variables.