Charlotte C Poot, Eline Meijer, Marjolein Fokkema, Niels H Chavannes, Richard H Osborne, Lars Kayser
Translation, cultural adaptation and validity assessment of the Dutch version of the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire: a mixed-method approach
BMC public health
assess racial ethnic disparity prevalence complex chronic conditions ccc andor inhospital death among usborn low birth weight vlbw 1500 g infants retrospective crosssectional analysis discharge data kids inpatient database included vlbw infants born us hospitals 2009 2012 n 554825 weighted n 573693 exlcuding missing demographics main outcome ccc death multiple logistic regression modeling estimated association various characteristics ccc death considering race ethnicity heterogeneity association insurance status hospital region experiencing ccc death compared across races ethnicities infants races ethnicities higher odds ccc death operative procedure outborn birth weight 500 g 500 g 999 g compared 1000 g 1499 g nonhispanic black infants 500 g however highest odds ccc death compared 1000 g 1499 g adjusted odds ratio 672 95 confidence interval 486930 23 times higher odds nonhispanic white infants aor 232 95 confidence interval 157342 insurance region associated increased prevalence ccc death certain racial ethnic groups additionally nonhispanic black infants 500 g 23 times odds ccc death compared nonhispanic white infants relative infants 1000 g 1499 g additional investigation needed understand drivers disparities