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Table 3 Linear regression models with monthly allocation of PCA hours as a dependent variable

From: No socioeconomic disparities in the availability of personal care assistance: a population-based cohort analysis of children living with respiratory support

Variable

Unadjusted b-Coefficient for Monthly allocation of PCA hours (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted b-Coefficient for Monthly allocation of PCA hours (95% CI)

p value

Country of origin

    

Born abroad or born in Sweden with two foreign parents

1

1

Born in Sweden with one or two native parents

-3 (-99-93)

0.948

-7 (-107-92)

0.886

Disposable Household income.

    

Tertile 1 (lowest income)

1

1

Tertile 2

-62 (-162-38)

0.226

-36 (-144-73)

0.521

Tertile 3 (highest income)

-117 (-219-(-14))

0.026

-38 (-163-87)

0.554

Parents highest educational level

    

Medium/low, ≤ 12 y

1

1

High, > 12 y

-66 (-152-21)

0.136

-28 (-114-57)

0.517

Marital status

    

Two-parent household

1

1

Single parent household

89 (-18-195)

0.104

95 (-29-220)

0.133

Age at start continuous variable

-18 (-25-(-10))

<0.001

-18 (-27-(-9))

<0.001

  1. PCA, personal care assistance.