Table 3.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample by SCARED screening results.
| SCARED-C | SCARED-P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (n = 33) | Negative (n = 67) | Positive (n = 26) | Negative (n = 74) | |
| Age in years, M (SD) | 14.9 (1.4) | 14.7 (1.3) | 14.8 (1.2) | 14.8 (1.4) |
| Female, n (%) | 28 (84.8) | 32 (47.8)*** | 19 (73.1) | 41 (55.4) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
| Hispanic | 10 (30.3) | 24 (35.8) | 10 (38.5) | 24 (35.8) |
| Non-Hispanic | ||||
| White | 18 (54.5) | 26 (38.8) | 13 (50.0) | 31 (41.9) |
| Black | 1 (3.0) | 9 (13.4) | 0 | 10 (13.5) |
| Other | 3 (9.0) | 6 (7.0) | 2 (3.6) | 7 (10.5) |
| Parental educational level, n (%w/bachelor’s) | 8 (24.2) | 21 (31.3) | 4 (15.4) | 25 (33.8)† |
| Parent marital status, n (%married) | 21 (63.6) | 37 (55.2) | 12 (46.2) | 46 (62.2) |
| Private insurance, n (%) | 20 (60.6) | 44 (65.6) | 15 (57.7) | 49 (66.2) |
| Triage level, M (SD) | 3.0 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.9) | 3.0 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.8) |
| Currently treated for asthma, n (%) | 6 (18.2) | 5 (7.4)† | 5 (19.2) | 6 (8.1) |
| Chief complaint, n (%) | ||||
| Abdominal pain | 5 (15.2) | 9 (13.4) | 5 (19.2) | 9 (12.2) |
| Headache/migraine | 9 (27.3) | 8 (11.9)† | 8 (30.8) | 9 (12.2)* |
| Chest pain | 1 (3.0) | 2 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.1) |
| Total medical visits past 6 mosa | 5 (3–6) | 4 (2–7) | 5 (4–7) | 4 (2–6.25)* |
| ED visits | 1.5 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) |
| Pediatric office visits | 2 (1–4) | 2 (0–3) | 2.5 (1–4) | 2 (1–3) |
| Medical specialty visits | 0 (0–1.75) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–1)† |
| Mental health treatment in past 6 mo, n (%) | 2 (6.0) | 8 (11.9) | 5 (19.2) | 5 (7.4)† |
| School absenteeism due to physical problemsa | 4 (1–10) | 2 (0–7)* | 3 (1–8.75) | 3 (0–7) |
***
p ≤ .001
**
p ≤ .01
*
p ≤ .05.
†
p ≤ .1
a
Due to skewness, medians and interquartile ranges are displayed for selected data.