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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Infect Control. 2011 Nov 4;40(6):502–506. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.08.007

Table 2.

Demographic features of the study population

Variable Age (years)
Total (n = 109)
0–4 (n = 10) 5–9 (n = 18) 10–14 (n = 27) 15–19 (n = 33) 20–22 (n = 21)
Gender, n (%)
 Male 5 (50.0) 6 (33.3) 16 (59.3) 18 (54.5) 11 (52.4) 56 (51.4)
 Female 5 (50.0) 12 (66.7) 11 (40.7) 15 (45.5) 10 (47.6) 53 (48.6)
Race, n (%)
 Caucasian 4 (40.0) 7 (38.9) 17 (63.0) 18 (54.5) 12 (57.1) 58 (53.2)
 African-American 5 (50.0) 10 (55.6) 9 (33.3) 14 (42.4) 7 (33.3) 45 (41.3)
 Other 1 (10.0) 1 (5.6) 1 (3.7) 1 (3.0) 2 (9.5) 6 (5.5)
Conditions, n (%)
 Infectious And Parasitic Diseases 2 (20.0) 6 (33.3) 11 (40.7) 16 (48.5) 5 (23.8) 40 (36.7)
 Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, and Immunity Disorders 2 (20.0) 1 (5.6) 6 (22.2) 6 (18.2) 2 (9.5) 17 (15.6)
 Diseases Of The Blood And Blood-Forming Organs 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.9)
 Mental Disorders 10 (100.0) 18 (100.0) 27 (100.0) 33 (100.0) 21 (100.0) 109 (100.0)
 Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sensory Organs 9 (90.0) 18 (100.0) 27 (100.0) 32 (97.0) 21 (100.0) 107 (98.2)
 Diseases Of The Circulatory System 1 (10.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.9)
 Diseases Of The Respiratory System 1 (10.0) 3 (16.7) 3 (11.1) 4 (12.1) 5 (23.8) 16 (14.7)
 Diseases Of The Digestive System 7 (70.0) 12 (66.7) 22 (81.5) 25 (75.8) 17 (81.0) 83 (76.1)
 Diseases Of The Genitourinary System 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (11.1) 2 (6.1) 0 (0.0) 5 (4.6)
 Diseases Of The Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.8) 1 (0.9)
 Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue 5 (50.0) 15 (83.3) 25 (92.6) 30 (90.9) 20 (95.2) 95 (87.2)
 Congenital Anomalies 3 (30.0) 8 (44.4) 10 (37.0) 14 (42.4) 11 (52.4) 46 (42.2)
 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 0 (0.0) 1 (5.6) 3 (11.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.8) 5 (4.6)
 Symptoms, Signs, And Ill-Defined Conditions 5 (50.0) 16 (88.9) 27 (100.0) 33 (100.0) 21 (100.0) 102 (93.6)
 Injury And Poisoning 0 (0.0) 1 (5.6) 5 (18.5) 9 (27.3) 8 (38.1) 23 (21.1)
 Supplementary Classification Of Factors Influencing Health Status And Contact With Health Services 6 (60.0) 15 (83.3) 23 (85.2) 26 (78.8) 16 (76.2) 86 (78.9)
 Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning 1 (10.0) 1 (5.6) 4 (14.8) 3 (9.1) 1 (4.8) 10 (9.2)
Total resident-days of care 3366 6496 9855 11590 6512 37819