TABLE 1.
PED visits and patient characteristics by CRG group, 2008–2009; n = 77 748
| Nonchronic | All Chronic | Episodic | Lifelong | Progressive | Malignancy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PED visits, n (%) | 62 315 (80) | 15 433 (20) | 5759 (7) | 6624 (9) | 1840 (2) | 1210 (2) |
| No. unique patients, n | 43 364 | 6584 | 2909 | 2765 | 545 | 365 |
| Mean age, y | 6.5 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 33 676 (54) | 8256 (54) | 3267 (57) | 3366 (51) | 959 (52) | 664 (55) |
| Race, n (%) | ||||||
| Native American | 542 (1) | 178 (1) | 62 (1) | 64 (1) | 20 (1) | 32 (3) |
| White | 29 727(47) | 7716 (50) | 2749 (48) | 3392 (51) | 948 (51) | 627 (52) |
| Other | 16 894 (27) | 3788 (24) | 1494 (26) | 1564 (24) | 439 (24) | 291 (24) |
| Black | 7183 (11) | 1758 (11) | 624 (11) | 801 (12) | 233 (13) | 100 (8) |
| Asian | 4421 (7) | 1018 (7) | 435 (7) | 395 (6) | 101 (5) | 87 (7) |
| Hispanic | 6 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Did not indicate | 3542 (6) | 975 (6) | 395 (7) | 408 (6) | 99 (5) | 73 (6) |