Table 1.
Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Bronchiolitis, Stratified by Language
| Demographics | English Speakers N = 13,173 |
Spanish Speakers N = 439 |
|---|---|---|
| Median age, months (IQR) | 6 (4, 11) | 7 (4, 11) |
| Age group, N (%) | ||
| 0–12 months | 10,742 (81.5%) | 352 (80.2%) |
| 13–24 months | 2431 (18.5%) | 87 (19.8%) |
| Male, N (%) | 7901 (60.0%) | 285 (64.9%) |
| Ethnicity/race,* N (%) | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 12,518 (95.0%) | 12 (2.7%) |
| White | 4105 | 0 |
| Black | 7053 | 4 |
| Multiracial/other | 1021 | 7 |
| Unknown/missing | 339 | 1 |
| Hispanic | 505 (3.8%) | 426 (97.0%) |
| White | 37 | 0 |
| Black | 258 | 84 |
| Multiracial/other | 176 | 270 |
| Unknown/missing | 34 | 72 |
| Insurance status, N (%) | ||
| Private | 3730 (28.3%) | 3 (0.7%) |
| Medicaid | 9230 (70.1%) | 424 (96.6%) |
| Self-pay | 212 (1.6%) | 12 (2.7%) |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Primary care provider, N (%) | 12,916 (98.1%) | 425 (96.8%) |
IQR indicates interquartile range.
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Because of missing ethnicity data, percentages do not equal 100%.