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. 2018 Jun 1;141(6):e20173554. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3554

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Mental Health Diagnoses and Hospitals for Measure Field Testing (N = 817 Patients)

Characteristics n %
Patient characteristics
 Sex
  Male 374 45.8
  Female 438 53.6
  Missing 5 0.6
 Age (y)
  5–11 72 8.8
  12–15 412 50.4
  16–19 333 40.8
 Condition
  Suicidality 446 54.6
  Psychosis 321 39.3
  Substance use 50 6.1
 Race and/or ethnicity
  White 488 59.7
  African American 157 19.2
  Hispanic 34 4.2
  Other 116 14.2
  Missing 22 2.7
 Insurance status
  Private 393 48.1
  Public or uninsured 419 51.3
  Missing 5 0.6
 PMCAa
  Nonchronic 147 20.9
  Noncomplex chronic 357 50.6
  Complex chronic 201 28.5
Hospitals
 Children’s hospital A 301 36.8
 Children’s hospital B 404 49.4
 Children’s hospital C 87 10.6
 Community hospital D (ED only) 12 1.5
 Community hospital E (ED only) 13 1.6

Not all percentages add to 100% because of rounding.

a

PMCA data available for 2 children’s hospitals only (n = 705).