Table 3 Adjusted* prevalence ratio (PR) and 95% confidence intervals for the association between patient characteristics and documentation of household tobacco smoke exposure screening (n = 45,359)

From: Sociodemographic and visit differences in screening for household tobacco smoke exposure in pediatric primary care

Characteristics

PR

95% CI

Age group (vs. 0–2 years)

 3-6

1.40

1.37, 1.42

 7–12

1.40

1.38, 1.43

 13 and older

1.49

1.47, 1.52

Male sex (vs. female)

1.00

0.99, 1.01

White race (vs. Non-White & Mixed Race)

1.02

1.01, 1.03

Not Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (vs. Hispanic or Latino)

1.02

1.00, 1.04

Interpreter needed (vs. no interpreter)

1.00

0.98, 1.02

Patient languagea (vs. English)

 Karen

1.04

1.01, 1.07

 Somali

0.98

0.96, 1.01

 Hmong

1.02

0.99, 1.05

 Other

1.00

0.97, 1.02

Foreign country of birth (vs. U.S. birth)

0.98

0.97, 0.99

Insured (vs. not insured)

1.05

1.03, 1.08

Diagnosisb (vs. no diagnosis)

 Preterm birth

1.04

1.03, 1.06

 Asthma

1.02

1.01, 1.03

 Reactive airway disease/Bronchiolitis/Wheeze

1.07

1.06, 1.08

Problem-based visit (vs. preventive)

0.98

0.97, 0.99

Advanced practice providerc (vs. physiciand)

1.00

0.99, 1.05

Pediatrics specialty (vs. Family Medicine)

1.02

1.01, 1.02

  1. PR prevalence ratio, CI confidence interval.
  2. *Models simultaneously adjusted for all variables, including age, sex, race, ethnicity, language, country of birth, insurance status, preterm birth, asthma diagnosis, reactive airway disease/Bronchiolitis/Wheeze diagnosis, type of visit, practitioner, and specialty.
  3. aPreferred language in the EHR for the patient at the time of the scheduled visit. The other category includes all other languages aside from those listed.
  4. bDiagnosis in the patient’s problem list or billed diagnostic codes during the study period.
  5. cClinicians with CNP, NP, PA, PA-C.
  6. dClinicians with MD, DO, MBBS, and MD/PhD degrees.
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