Children

n (%)

(n = 9,895)

P Value

Adolescents

n (%)

(n = 93,020)

P Value

Variables

Age, mean (SE)

3.5 (0.06)

19.1 (0.01)

Gender

0.0541

< 0.0001

  Male

5,450 (54.5)

45,830 (49.3)

  Female

4,545 (45.5)

47,185 (50.7)

Race

0.0001

< 0.0001

  White

4,955 (55.8)

66,365 (78.5)

  Black

1,395 (15.7)

7,365 (8.7)

  Hispanic

1,655 (18.6)

6,550 (7.8)

  Other

880 (9.9)

4,250 (5.0)

Insurance

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

  Public

6,005 (60.1)

38,080 (41.1)

  Private

3,615 (36.2)

43,895 (47.3)

  Uninsured

380 (3.8)

10,800 (11.6)

Median household income

0.1357

< 0.0001

0-25^th percentile

2,940 (30.0)

20,890 (23.0)

26^th to 50^th percentile

2,655 (27.1)

21,850 (24.1)

51^st to 75^th percentile

2,285 (23.3)

22,285 (24.5)

76^th to 100^th percentile

1,915 (19.6)

25,815 (28.4)

US Census region

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Northeast

1,310 (13.1)

24,845 (26.7)

Midwest

2,155 (21.5)

22,145 (23.8)

South

4,130 (41.2)

26,520 (28.5)

West

2,420 (24.2)

19,510 (21.0)

Hospital size

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Small

1,880 (18.8)

15,025 (16.2)

Median

2,270 (22.7)

24,315 (26.1)

Large

5,865 (58.6)

53,680 (57.7)

Hospital teaching status

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Teaching

8,800 (87.9)

53,720 (57.8)

Non-teaching

1,215 (12.1)

39,300 (42.2)

Discharge status

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

Routine

8,385 (83.8)

71,905 (77.4)

  Other

1,620 (16.2)

20,960 (22.6)

APRDRG_Severity

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

  Minor/no comorbidity

2,910 (29.1)

32,595 (35.0)

  Moderate

2,725 (27.2)

43,865 (47.2)

  Major/extreme

4,380 (43.7)

16,560 (17.8)

Hospital LOS, mean (SE)

13.6 (0.53)

5.0 (0.06)