Table 1.
Demographics by age group of the initial cohort seen in pediatric cardiology clinics.
| AGE GROUPING (N=1,514) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16–17 n=571 (37.7%) |
18–21 n=586 (38.7%) |
22–25 n=187 (12.4%) |
26–30 n=170 (11.2%) |
X2 | |
| GENDER | |||||
| Female | 264 (46.2%) | 315 (53.8%) | 150 (80.2%) | 160 (94.1%) | 166.2, df=3, p<.0001 |
| INSURANCE | |||||
| Private | 425 (74.4%) | 405 (69.1%) | 112 (59.9%) | 127 (74.7%) | 37.6,
df=9, p<.0001 |
| Public | 133 (23.3%) | 148 (25.3%) | 55 (29.4%) | 31 (18.2%) | |
| None | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (1.2%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.6%) | |
| Other Unknown | 13 (2.3%) | 26 (4.4%) | 19 (10.2%) | 11 (6.5% | |
| SEVERITY OF CHD | |||||
| Not Severe | 413 (72.3%) | 365 (62.3%) | 80 (42.8%) | 68 (40.0%) | 88.9,
df=3, p<.0001 |
| Severe | 158 (27.7%) | 221 (37.7%) | 107 (57.2%) | 102 (60.0%) | |
| COMORBIDITIES | |||||
| Hypertension | 18 (3.2%) | 24 (4.1%) | 7 (3.7%) | 2 (1.2%) | ns |
| Coronary artery disease | 4 (0.7%) | 18 (3.1%) | 4 (2.1%) | 2 (1.2%) | 9.5, df=3, p<.05 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 (0.5%) | 7 (1.2%) | 2 (1.1%) | 1 (0.6%) | ns |
| Non CHD Birth Defects | 54 (9.5%) | 71(12.1%) | 19 (10.2%) | 13 (7.7%) | ns |
| Mental Health | 17 (3.0%) | 29 (5.0%) | 5 (2.7%) | 7 (4.1%) | ns |
| Neuro | 10 (1.8%) | 16 (2.7%) | 1 (0.5%) | 2 (1.2%) | ns |
| HOME / 5 COUNTY STATUS | |||||
| Within 5 Metro-Atlanta |
244 (42.7%) | 260 (44.4%) | 6 (33.7%) | 78 (45.9%) | 13.0,
df=6, p<.05 |
| Outside 5 Metro-Atlanta |
296 (51.8%) | 300 (51.2%) | 111 (59.4%) | 77 (45.3%) | |
| Unknown | 31 (5.4%) | 26 (4.4%) | 13 (6.9%) | 15 (8.8%) | |
| PREGNANCY | |||||
| Pregnant | 8 (1.4%) | 19 (3.2%) | 10 (5.4%) | 10 (5.9%) | 13.0, df=3, p< .01 |
| Fetal Echo
(CPT:76825, 76827, 93325) |
8 (1.4%) | 16 (2.7%) | 10 (5.4%) | 6 (3.5%) | 9.3, df=3, p<.05 |