Table 2.
Admission characteristics and top diagnoses by age‐group
|
Pediatric index admissions (1‐17 y) (n = 206 047)a |
Young adult admissions (18‐39 y) (n = 997 569) |
Middle‐aged admissions (40‐64 y) (n = 3 227 664) |
Elderly admissions (65+ y) (n = 4 523 855) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 8.1 (5.4) | 30.0 (6.1) | 53.5 (6.5) | 77.2 (7.9) |
| Female gender, N (%) | 94 270 (45.8) | 534 353 (53.6) | 1 638 091 (50.8) | 2 519 381 (55.7) |
| Payer, N (%) | ||||
| None | 4722 (2.3) | 120 592 (12.1) | 210 296 (6.5) | 16 623 (0.4) |
| Medicare | 56 (0.3) | 83 591 (8.4) | 702 867 (21.8) | 4 088 077 (904) |
| Medicaid | 115 641 (56.1) | 324 205 (32.5) | 683 600 (21.2) | 67 675 (1.5) |
| Private insurance | 76 124 (36.9) | 397 277 (39.8) | 1 430 938 (44.3) | 291 520 (6.4) |
| Self‐pay/other | 8720 (4.2) | 69 132 (6.9) | 192 956 (6.0) | 56 194 (1.2) |
| No. of chronic conditions, N (%) | ||||
| 0 | 59 280 (28.8) | 142 946 (14.3) | 108 399 (3.4) | 28 501 (0.6) |
| 1 | 66 466 (32.3) | 188 480 (18.9) | 245 652 (7.6) | 106 276 (2.4) |
| 2‐3 | 51 570 (25.0) | 323 571 (32.4) | 732 414 (22.7) | 582 543 (12.9) |
| ≥4 | 28 731 (13.9) | 342 572 (34.3) | 2 141 199 (66.3) | 3 806 535 (84.1) |
| Top 5 discharge diagnoses (%) | Asthma (10.7) | Trauma (10.1) | Heart condition (13.1)b | Heart condition (16.9)b |
| Trauma (8.9) | Gallbladder/liver disease (6.9) | Osteoarthritis/joint disease (6.0) | Trauma (6.9) | |
| Epilepsy/seizures (6.4) | Systemic infection (6.3) | Systemic infection (5.8) | Systemic infection (6.8) | |
| Pneumonia (6.2) | Skin disorders (4.8) | Cancer (5.8) | Osteoarthritis/joint disease (6.4) | |
| Appendicitis (4.6) | Heart condition (4.5)b | COPD/pulmonary disease (4.7) | COPD/pulmonary disease (6.2) | |
a
Admission characteristics for pediatric patients hospitalized in a subset of 235 nonspecialty hospitals treating both pediatric and adult patients.
b
Heart condition includes myocardial infarction, angina, heart failure, conduction disorders, cardiomyopathy, and valve disorders.