Table 4.

Measures of association and 95% CIs for types of health service utilization and select health outcomes

Sickle cell traitSCA
Select health outcomes ORs (95% CI) 
 Acute otitis media (n = 30 896) 0.88 (0.84-0.91) 0.88 (0.70-1.10) 
 Acute respiratory infections (n = 73 944) 0.94 (0.92-0.97) 1.29 (1.10-1.52) 
 Fever (n = 32 141) 1.00 (0.97-1.03) 8.25 (6.85-9.94) 
 Invasive pneumococcal disease (n = 65) 0.71 (0.35-1.44) 15.55 (5.66-42.72) 
 Pneumonia and influenza (n = 8 009) 0.93 (0.87-0.99) 7.38 (6.04-9.03) 
 Renal complications (n = 356) 1.08 (0.77-1.53) 4.31 (1.78-10.41) 
 Stroke (n = 966) 0.92 (0.76-1.10) 12.72 (8.00-20.23) 
Health services utilization IRRs (95% CI) 
 ED discharged home 1.02 (0.99-1.04) 1.46 (1.28-1.66) 
 Inpatient visit 1.03 (0.98-1.09) 33.31 (1.42-38.95) 
 Nonpreventive outpatient visit 0.95 (0.93-0.97) 3.78 (3.43-4.16) 
Sickle cell traitSCA
Select health outcomes ORs (95% CI) 
 Acute otitis media (n = 30 896) 0.88 (0.84-0.91) 0.88 (0.70-1.10) 
 Acute respiratory infections (n = 73 944) 0.94 (0.92-0.97) 1.29 (1.10-1.52) 
 Fever (n = 32 141) 1.00 (0.97-1.03) 8.25 (6.85-9.94) 
 Invasive pneumococcal disease (n = 65) 0.71 (0.35-1.44) 15.55 (5.66-42.72) 
 Pneumonia and influenza (n = 8 009) 0.93 (0.87-0.99) 7.38 (6.04-9.03) 
 Renal complications (n = 356) 1.08 (0.77-1.53) 4.31 (1.78-10.41) 
 Stroke (n = 966) 0.92 (0.76-1.10) 12.72 (8.00-20.23) 
Health services utilization IRRs (95% CI) 
 ED discharged home 1.02 (0.99-1.04) 1.46 (1.28-1.66) 
 Inpatient visit 1.03 (0.98-1.09) 33.31 (1.42-38.95) 
 Nonpreventive outpatient visit 0.95 (0.93-0.97) 3.78 (3.43-4.16) 

Reference: normal hemoglobin.

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