Table 2.

Multivariable Ordinal Logistic Regression Model of Caregiver Physical Health, with Higher Values Indicating Worse Health (n = 147,487)

Variable	OR	95% CI	P
Child special health care needs
Family without CSHCN	Ref.
Family with CSHCN	1.69	1.57, 1.83	<0.001
Era
Pre-pandemic	Ref.
Pandemic	1.03	0.98, 1.08	0.323
CSHCN x pandemic era interaction	1.07	0.96, 1.19	0.205
Caregiver age (years)	1.03	1.02, 1.03	<0.001
Caregiver born outside US	0.71	0.66, 0.76	<0.001
Caregiver education
High school or less	Ref.
Some college	0.99	0.91, 1.07	0.746
Four-year college degree	0.63	0.58, 0.68	<0.001
Household language
English	Ref.
Any other language	0.77	0.70, 0.86	<0.001
Household structure
Two parents	Ref.
Single mother	0.92	0.85, 0.98	0.017
Any other	0.75	0.68, 0.82	<0.001
Child age (years)	1.01	1.002, 1.01	<0.001
Child sex
Female	Ref.
Male	0.97	0.93, 1.02	0.197
Child race and ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	Ref.
Non-Hispanic Black	1.04	0.96, 1.12	0.298
Hispanic or Latino	1.26	1.16, 1.36	<0.001
None of the above	1.25	1.17, 1.33	<0.001
Child health insurance
Private	Ref.
Public	1.38	1.28, 1.48	<0.001
Other	0.98	0.86, 1.12	0.755
None	0.92	0.82, 1.04	0.171
Family income (% FPL)
<100	Ref.
100 to 199	0.85	0.77, 0.93	0.001
200 to 399	0.79	0.72, 0.86	<0.001
400 or greater	0.55	0.50, 0.67	<0.001

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CSHCN, children with special health care needs; FPL, Federal poverty level; OR, odds ratio; Ref, reference; US, United States.