Table 1.
Characteristics (mean, 95% CI) of hurricane high- and low-impact counties in Louisiana and Mississippi, 2005, and characteristics of appendectomy discharges for children (0–18 years), 2004–2007
| High-impact counties
|
Low-impact counties
|
|
|---|---|---|
| N = 9.0 | N = 133.0 | |
| % MSA* | 100 | 27 (19–34) |
| Population density (population/mi2)* | 567.94 (102.1–1238) | 74.52 (55.77–93.28) P < 0.05 |
| Population ages 0–18 y living below poverty level, % | 24.51 (19.58–29.44) | 33.12 (31.46–34.79) |
| African American population, %* | 14.06 (6.21–21.92) | 22.69 (20.79–24.59) |
| Hospitals with ED* | 1.79 (0.58–2.98) | 0.98 (0.82–1.13) |
| Hospitals with surgical units* | 1.44 (0.49–2.39) | 0.66 (0.52–0.81) |
| Surgeons/100,000 population* | 11.1 (4.45–17.79) | 5.9 (4.77–6.99) |
| Distribution of claims | N = 532 | N = 2700 |
| Age, y | 11.88 (11.45–12.31) | 11.85 (11.67–12.03) |
| Race, % | ||
| Black | 38.24 | 38.0 |
| White | 47.59 | 54.38 |
| Other | 6.68 | 3.13 |
| Sex, % | ||
| Male | 38.50 | 38.15 |
| Female | 61.50 | 61.85 |
*
Results significantly different at α = 0.05 for t test or χ2 test.
CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; MSA, Metropolitan Statistical Area.