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Indices vary in design, content, and purpose but are often used interchangeably, potentially resulting in differential assignments of relative disadvantage depending on index choice.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To compare associations between three commonly used disadvantage indices (Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and Child Opportunity Index (COI)) and two epidemiologically distinct child health outcomes\u2014infant well-child check (WCC) attendance and adolescent obesity.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Cross-sectional analysis of Duke University Health System electronic health record (EHR) data from January 2014 to December 2019.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Children \u226418 years of age with outpatient encounters between January 2014 and December 2019, and who were Durham County residents were eligible. WCC attendance was assessed for infants ages 0-15 months; obesity was assessed for children ages 11-17 years.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Exposures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>2014 Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), 2015 Area Deprivation Index (ADI), and 2015 Child Opportunity Index (COI) 2.0.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcomes<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>1) Infant WCC attendance: attending less than the minimum recommended six WCCs in the first 15 months of life, and 2) Adolescent obesity: BMI \u2265 the 95th percentile at both the most recent encounter and an encounter within the prior 9-36 months.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of 10175 patients in the WCC cohort, 20% (n = 2073) had less than six WCCs. Of 14961 patients in the obesity cohort, 20% (n = 2933) had obesity. All three indices were associated with both WCCs (OR for SVI 1.10, 95% CI 1.08-1.12; OR for ADI 1.10, 95% CI 1.08-1.12; OR for COI 1.12, 95% CI 1.10-1.14) and obesity (OR for SVI 1.05, 95% CI 1.04-1.08; OR for ADI 1.08, 95% CI 1.06-1.10; OR for COI 1.07, 95% CI 1.05-1.08).<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions and relevance<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Higher social disadvantage as defined by all three indices was similarly associated with both adolescent obesity and decreased infant WCC attendance. While the COI incorporates a broader set of child-specific variables, the SVI and ADI may often be just as suitable for pediatric research. 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