Table 2. Comparison of Patient Demographics in Pediatric Lymphoma Patients in the United States with In-Hospital Mortality Being the Outcome, 2012 (n=2,908).
Chi-Square: Categorical Variables
Independent Samples T-Test: Continuous Variables
n: Population Number
| Mortality % (n=34) | No Mortality % (n=2,801) | P-Value | |
| Gender (Female) | 52.9% (18) | 44.9% (1,258) | 0.185 |
| Race | |||
| African-American | 44.1% (15) | 52.3% (1,466) | 0.208 |
| Caucasian | 23.5% (8) | 12.7% (356) | |
| Hispanic | 14.7% (5) | 19.3% (541) | |
| Other | 17.6% (6) | 3.4% (106) | |
| Primary Expected Payer | |||
| Medicare | 5.9% (2) | 0.01% (25) | 0.045 |
| Medicaid | 32.4% (11) | 36.3% (1,017) | |
| Private Insurance | 50.0% (17) | 56.1% (1,570) | |
| Self-Pay | 2.9% (1) | 3.0% (83) | |
| No Charge | 8.8% (3) | 6.1% (170) | |
| Region of Hospital | |||
| Northeast | 17.7% (6) | (555) | 0.885 |
| Midwest | 23.5% (8) | (662) | |
| South | 41.2% (14) | (1,022) | |
| West | 17.7% (6) | (635) | |
| Number of Chronic Conditions | |||
| 1 | 5.9% (2) | 19.8% (441) | < 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.0% (0) | 28.8% (808) | |
| 3 | 11.8% (4) | 24.1% (675) | |
| 4 | 20.6% (7) | 15.0% (421) | |
| 5+ | 61.8% (21) | 18.9% (529) | |
| Median Household Income | |||
| 1 - 38,999 | 35.3% (12) | 25.8% (723) | 0.05 |
| 39,000 - 47,999 | 38.2% (13) | 24.2% (677) | |
| 48,000 - 62,999 | 11.8% (4) | 23.4% (655) | |
| 63,000+ | 14.7% (5) | 27.1% (759) | |
| Need for Major Procedure | 76.5% (26) | 45.3% (1268) | 0.008 |