Table 3 Prevalence of high risk conditions among RV hospitalizations and their association with disease outcome and healthcare utilization
| Â | Prevalence | P-valueb | RRb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  Observational study | Weighted estimates national RV hospitalizations (95% CI) | General infant populationa |  |  | |||
High Risk Conditions | % | N | % | N | % | N | Â | Â |
GA < 36 weeks | 8.9 | 83 | 6.8 (5.1; 8.5) | 347 ( 243; 451) | 4.3 | 7617 | 0.005 | 1.7 (1.2; 2.8) |
LBW | 11.1 | 104 | 8.8 (6.6; 11.1) | 462 (309; 615) | 6.0 | 10545 | 0.014 | 1.6 (1.1; 2.3) |
Congenital pathology | 12.4 | 116 | 6.2 (4.9; 7.4) | 309 (244; 374) | 1.5 | 2719 | <0.0001 | 4.4 (3.4; 5.4) |
| Â | Healthy (N = 657) | Â | High risk conditions | |||||
| Â | Â | Â | GA <36 weeks (N = 83) | LBW (N = 104) | Congenital pathology (N = 116) | |||
Outcome and healthcare utilization | N (%) | Â | N (%) | RR (95% CI) | N (%) | RR (95% CI) | N (%) | RR (95% CI) |
ICU admission | 4 (0.6%) | Â | 4 (4.8%) | 7.9 (2.0; 31.1) | 3 (2.9%) | 4.7 (1.1; 20.9) | 3 (2.6%) | 4.2 (1.0; 18.7) |
RV related death (number,%) | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 0 | Â | 2 (1.7%) | NA |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Mean difference (95% CI) | Â | Mean difference (95% CI) | Â | Mean difference (95% CI) |
LOS (mean, SD) | 3.6 (2.1) | Â | 5.2 (4.7) | +1.6 (0.1; 3.0) | 5.1 (4.5) | +1.5 (0.3; 2.7) | 6.6 (4.2) | +3.0 (1.9; 4.1) |
Healthcare costs (mean, SD) | 2,203 (2,113) |  | 3,001 (3,407) | +798 (28; 1,568) | 2,851 (3,206) | +648 (−2; 1,297) | 3,737 (3,500) | +1,533 (867; 2,199) |