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Table 3 Predictive factors of time to first pediatric rheumatology visit

From: Individual and environmental determinants associated with longer times to access pediatric rheumatology centers for patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a JIR cohort study

 

Univariate

HR

95% CI

p

Female sex

1.25

0.93; 1.68

0.13

Age at onset

0.98

0.95; 1.01

0.19

Distance from patient’s dwelling place to the PR centera

0.92

0.82; 1.02

0.11

JIA subtype

 oJIA

Ref

  

 pJIA

0.91

0.66; 1.25

0.56

 ERA

0.47

0.30; 0.73

0.001

 sJIA

1.25

0.80; 1.97

0.33

 PsoJIA

0.79

0.42; 1.46

0.45

 UndJIA

0.75

0.38; 1.48

0.40

Country

 France

Ref

  

 Switzerland

0.96

0.68; 1.34

0.79

Patient location area

 Urban

Ref

  

 Intermediate

0.93

0.65; 1.32

0.69

 Rural

0.96

0.72; 1.27

0.77

General pediatrician met during referral

1.03

0.80; 1.33

0.80

Emergency care practitioner met during referral

1.36

1.06; 1.75

0.016

Orthopedist met during referral

0.71

0.53; 0.94

0.019

Mother with post-graduate level

1.38

1.04; 1.83

0.025

Father with post-graduate level

1.14

0.86; 1.51

0.36

At least one parent in a health care profession

1.18

0.80; 1.73

0.40

  1. HR = 1 indicates an equal likelihood of a short time to first PR visit in the presence of the variable in question as in its absence. HR > 1 indicates an increased likelihood of a short time to first PR visit. HR < 1 indicates a reduced likelihood of a short time to PR visit
  2. HR Hazard ratio, Ref Reference, CI Confidence interval, PR Pediatric rheumatology, oJIA Oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, pJIA Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, sJIA Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, ERA Enthesitis-related arthritis, PsoJIA Psoriatic arthritis, UndJIA Undifferentiated juvenile idiopathic arthritis
  3. aWith a logarithmic transformation