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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Oct;35(10):716–721. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001651

Table 1:

Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD) LOS by Sample Characteristics (n=44,328)

N Mean ± SD LOS
Diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders 12,310 4.35±8.05
Attention-Deficit, Conduct, And Disruptive Behavior Disorders 4,287 4.86±6.69
Impulse Control Disorders 388 7.39±5.62
Mood Disorders 10,386 7.82±8.88
Schizophrenia And Other Psychotic Disorders 1,631 7.99±8.13
Alcohol-Related Disorders 5,996 5.44±8.95
Substance-Related Disorders 6,130 5.10±9.26
Intentional Self-Injury and Suicidality 3,200 9.03±8.97
Gender
Male 21,041 5.82±8.23
Female 23,287 6.09±9.00
Age
<5 y 1,015 4.92±9.05
5-9 y 3,362 4.70±7.24
10-14 y 13,857 6.03±8.40
15-18 y 26,094 6.13±8.90
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 24,266 5.82±7.85
African American 8,643 6.16±8.96
Asian 193 5.01±7.03
Hispanic 5,876 6.64±11.74
Other/Unknown 5,350 5.57±7.46
Payer
Commercial 12,721 5.83±8.74
Medicare 247 5.66±6.16
Medicaid 11,047 6.23±8.98
Medicaid MCO 11,026 5.85±8.46
KidCare 1,463 5.58±6.72
VA/TriCare 1,857 6.12±8.04
Uninsured 5,448 6.04±8.80
Other/Unknown 519 5.82±8.70
Disposition
Transferred 5,276 9.26±8.40
Discharged 32,665 4.81±8.39
Psychiatric Facility 5,620 9.77±8.61
Left Against Medical Advice 767 4.54±6.84
Size
<25 beds 570 5.17±12.55
25-100 beds 3,122 3.99±5.02
100-200 beds 5,835 5.54±10.37
200-300 beds 12,195 6.22±7.59
300-400 beds 5,700 5.24±6.63
>400 beds 16,906 6.56±9.54
Teaching Status
Teaching 7,231 6.16±8.23
Non-teaching 37,097 5.92±8.72
Rural Status
Rural 1,566 4.43±8.78
Not Rural 42,762 6.02±8.63
Ownership
For-Profit 15,698 5.91±8.16
Non-Profit 28,630 5.99±8.89