Table 1.
Patient Demographic Characteristics*
| Characteristic | All ED Visits (n = 449 031)† | ED Visits With Cannabis-Related ICD Code (n = 9973) | Cannabis-Attributable ED Visits (n = 2567) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (IQR), y | 39(27–54) | 36 (27–48) | 30(24–41) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 195 485(43.5) | 6247 (62.6) | 1674(65.2) |
| Female | 253 511 (56.5) | 3725 (37.4) | 893 (34.8) |
| Unknown | 35(0.01) | 1 (0) | 0(0) |
| Race | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2685(0.6) | 65 (0.7) | 9 (0.4) |
| Asian | 12 487 (2.8) | 70 (0.7) | 31 (1.2) |
| Black | 124 462 (27.7) | 3408 (34.2) | 939 (36.6) |
| Multiple | 769(0.17) | 8 (0.08) | 0 (0) |
| Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander | 1190(0.27) | 16(0.2) | 4 (0.2) |
| Other | 100 588(22.4) | 1577 (15.8) | 455(17.7) |
| White | 204 249(45.5) | 4778 (47.9) | 1115 (43.4) |
| Missing | 2601 (0.58) | 51 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic | 100 339(22.4) | 1622 (16.3) | 457 (17.8) |
| Non-Hispanic | 346 422 (77.2) | 8318(83.4) | 2101 (81.9) |
| Missing | 2270(0.5) | 33 (0.33) | 9 (0.35) |
| State of residence | |||
| Colorado | 427 245(95.2) | 9418(94.4) | 2315(90.2) |
| Other | 21 786(4.9) | 555 (5.6) | 252 (9.8) |
| Disposition | |||
| Admitted | 71 537 (15.9) | 4315(43.3) | 810(31.6) |
| Observed in ED | 1790(0.4) | 65 (0.65) | 19(0.74) |
| Died | 393 (0.09) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Discharged | 358 686(79.9) | 5160(51.7) | 1605(62.5) |
| Admitted to intensive care unit | 11 (0) | 2 (0.02) | 0 (0) |
| Left against medical advice | 1551 (0.4) | 50 (0.50) | 6 (0.23) |
| Left without being seen | 8035(1.8) | 91 (0.91) | 29(1.13) |
| Other | 2779(0.6) | 98 (0.98) | 44(1.71) |
| Transferred to different hospital | 2969 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Transferred to psychiatric facility | 1280(0.3) | 192 (1.93) | 54(2.10) |
| Insurance | |||
| Indigent | 118 059(26.3) | 1719(17.2) | 451 (17.6) |
| Medicaid | 159 674(35.6) | 4225 (48.6) | 1190(50.6) |
| Medicare | 72 832 (16.2) | 1683(19.4) | 361 (15.4) |
| Other | 94 852 (21.1) | 2192 (25.2) | 507 (21.6) |
| Veterans Affairs | 3614(0.8) | 154(1.8) | 58 (2.5) |
ED = emergency department; ICD = International Classification of Diseases; IQR = interquartile range.
*
Data are numbers (percentages) unless otherwise indicated.
†
Three visits were missing data on age.