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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 8.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 May 19;56(9):854–865. doi: 10.1177/0009922817709555

Table 1.

Visit-Level Characteristics for Concussion Primary Care Visits, Stratified by Pre- and Post-intervention Period (N = 14 527).

All Concussion Visits Pre-intervention July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012 Post-intervention July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2014



n Proportion (%) n Proportion (%) n Proportion (%)
Overall 14 527 3744 10 783
Patient age (years) at date of visit
 0–4 225 1.5 89 2.4 136 1.3
 5–11 4031 27.7 950 25.4 3081 28.6
 12–14 5433 37.4 1362 36.4 4071 37.8
 15–19 4838 33.3 1343 35.9 3495 32.4
Patient sex
 Female 6898 47.5 1560 41.7 5338 49.5
 Male 7629 52.5 2184 58.3 5445 50.5
Patient race/ethnicity
 Hispanic 505 3.5 131 3.5 374 3.5
 Non-Hispanic white 11 041 76.0 2828 75.5 8213 76.2
 Non-Hispanic black 1659 11.4 463 12.4 1196 11.1
 Non-Hispanic other/Multiple 233 1.6 43 1.1 190 1.8
 Unknown 1089 7.5 279 7.5 810 7.5
Payor
 Medicaid 1773 12.2 398 10.6 1,375 12.8
 Private 12 558 86.4 3288 87.8 9270 86.0
 Self-pay 196 1.3 58 1.5 138 1.3
Presence of other injuries
 No 14 297 98.4 3653 97.6 10 644 98.7
 Yes 230 1.6 91 2.4 139 1.3
Visit is first concussion visit
 No 7671 52.8 1327 35.4 6344 58.8
 Yes 6856 47.2 2417 64.6 4439 41.2
Visit time of day
 07:00–10:59 4210 29.0 1096 29.3 3114 28.9
 11:00–14:59 5403 37.2 1313 35.1 4090 37.9
 15:00–18:59 4571 31.5 1236 33.0 3335 30.9
 19:00–22:59 342 2.4 99 2.6 243 2.3
Visit by weekend vs weekday
 Weekend: Sat/Sun 303 2.1 84 2.2 219 2.0
 Weekday: Mon-Fri 14 224 97.9 3660 97.8 10 564 98.0
Provider type
 Physician 12 740 87.7 3443 92.0 9297 86.2
 Nurse practitioner 1695 11.7 280 7.5 1415 13.1
 Other 92 0.6 21 0.6 71 0.7