Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression to evaluate factors associated with a “Short LOS” (≤3 days) among pediatric cancer fever and neutropenia discharges

 Female

1.06

1.02–1.10

0.006

 15–19 years

Ref

 10–14 years

1.06

0.99–1.13

0.076

 5–9 years

1.20

1.11–1.30

<0.001

 0–4 years

1.08

1.01–1.15

0.029

 Public

Ref

 Private

1.08

1.02–1.13

0.004

 Self-pay

1.05

0.89–1.23

0.591

 Other

0.96

0.85–1.08

0.467

 1^st quartile

Ref

 2^nd quartile

1.08

1.01–1.16

0.032

 3^rd quartile

1.10

1.03–1.18

0.01

 4^th quartile

1.07

1.00–1.15

0.05

 Urban, teaching

Ref

 Urban, non-teaching

1.12

0.96–1.31

0.16

 Rural

2.01

1.57–2.58

<0.001

 Northeast

Ref

 Midwest

1.22

1.09–1.36

<0.001

 South

1.04

0.94–1.15

0.41

 West

0.94

0.85–1.05

0.298

 Upper respiratory infection

1.07

0.97–1.18

0.165

 Acute otitis media

1.26

1.10–1.44

0.001

 Bloodstream infection

0.21

0.18–0.24

<0.001

 Viral infection

1.82

1.55–2.15

<0.001

 Urinary tract infection

0.44

0.39–0.50

<0.001

 Pneumonia

0.27

0.22–0.32

<0.001

 ALL

0.84

0.78–0.89

<0.001

 Bone cancer

0.77

0.71–0.85

<0.001

 Central nervous system tumor

0.99

0.92–1.07

0.787

 AML

0.40

0.36–0.45

<0.001

 Soft tissue sarcoma

1.25

1.13–1.37

<0.001

 Neuroblastoma

0.56

0.48–0.66

<0.001

 Hodgkin lymphoma

1.66

1.45–1.91

<0.001

 Wilms tumor

0.59

0.52–0.68

<0.001

 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

0.46

0.39–0.54

<0.001

 Ovarian or testicular tumor

0.63

0.52–0.76

<0.001