Table 6.
Type Of Visits And Mean Total ED Charges in the Pooled Study Sample Adults with and without ASD matched on age and gender 2006-2011 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (n =102,108)
| ASD | No ASD | Sig. | ||||
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| Mean | SE | Mean | SE | |||
| Psychiatric Visit | $12,506 | $559 | $7,238 | $359 | *** | |
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| ADD/ADHD | $4,963 | $1,341 | $1,510 | $267 | * | |
| Adjustment Disordersa | $10,362 | $3,583 | $4,119 | $562 | ns | |
| Anxiety Disorders | $5,651 | $1,481 | $2,217 | $184 | * | |
| AUD | $14,486 | $3,324 | $6,462 | $555 | * | |
| Bipolar Disorder | $15,576 | $876 | $10,136 | $1,069 | *** | |
| Depression | $10,241 | $616 | $5,582 | $366 | *** | |
| Intellectual Disabilities | $3,759 | $418 | $3,061 | $787 | ns | |
| Personality Disorders | $9,078 | $2,350 | $3,299 | $931 | * | |
| Schizophrenia | $20,336 | $1,168 | $12,183 | $1,088 | *** | |
| SUD | $11,581 | $1,384 | $8,523 | $789 | * | |
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| Injury Visit | $12,912 | $715 | $5,842 | $345 | *** | |
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| Assault§ | $8,174 | $1,872 | $8,836 | $1,218 | ns | |
| Cut | $4,953 | $944 | $2,221 | $135 | ** | |
| Drowna | $17,044 | $1,155 | $2,534 | $759 | ** | |
| Fall | $11,230 | $934 | $5,880 | $475 | *** | |
| Firea | $20,605 | $8,333 | $2,890 | $558 | * | |
| Machineryb | $18,562 | $0 | $5,248 | $528 | nc | |
| Poison | $11,790 | $1,252 | $13,201 | $1,451 | ns | |
| Self-harm | $13,001 | $1,106 | $11,560 | $1,810 | ns | |
| Struck | $3,672 | $406 | $3,087 | $390 | ns | |
| Suffocationa | $53,110 | $6,129 | $42,061 | $17,630 | ns | |
| Suicidal Ideation | $12,579 | $701 | $8,013 | $481 | *** | |
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| Non-psychiatric Visit | $13,662 | $681 | $9,521 | $454 | *** | |
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| Cancer | $75,352 | $10,528 | $67,434 | $7,907 | ns | |
| Cardiovascular Disease | $39,432 | $3,671 | $27,181 | $1,893 | ** | |
| Diabetes | $19,574 | $2,194 | $16,146 | $1,955 | ns | |
| Epilepsy | $9,551 | $553 | $6,238 | $435 | *** | |
| Gastrointestinal Disease | $16,224 | $2,263 | $7,032 | $568 | *** | |
| Respiratory Disease | $5,431 | $745 | $2,455 | $135 | *** | |
The estimates are provided from NEDS representing ED visits with adults aged 22-64 years from the years 2006-2011; ED visits with and without ASD were matched on age and gender;
a
Relative standard errors >30%. Estimates may not be precise.
b
Only 1 individual with ASD reported having machinery associated injury.
§
Data on assault intent was only available for the years 2009-2011.
Sig.:
***
P < 0.001;
**
0.001 ≤ P < 0.01;
*
0.01 ≤ P < 0.05.
nc: not conclusive. Tests are not feasible because of low numbers.
ns: not significant