Table 2.
Characteristics of ED Visits for Pediatric Patients Overall and by Presence of a Primary MH Diagnosis from 2012 to 2016
| Characteristic | All patients (N = 8,479,311) n (%) |
Primary MH diagnosisa (N = 245,256) n (%) |
Primary non-MH diagnosis (N = 8,234,055) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | |||
| 3-7 | 3,835,865 (45.2) | 20,980 (8.6) | 3,814,885 (46.3) |
| 8-12 | 2,363,983 (27.9) | 65,802 (26.8) | 2,298,181 (27.9) |
| 13-17 | 1,997,177 (23.6) | 151,038 (61.6) | 1,846,139 (22.4) |
| 18-21 | 282,286 (3.3) | 7,436 (3.0) | 274,850 (3.3) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 4,363,745 (51.5) | 112,194 (45.8) | 4,251,551 (51.6) |
| Female | 4,114,475 (48.5) | 132,942 (54.2) | 3,981,533 (48.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White/NH | 3,223,535 (38.0) | 128,118 (52.2) | 3,095,417 (37.6) |
| Black/NH | 2,390,985 (28.2) | 57,157 (23.3) | 2,333,828 (28.3) |
| Hispanic | 2,047,776 (24.2) | 37,007 (15.1) | 2,010,769 (24.4) |
| Other | 817,015 (9.6) | 22,974 (9.4) | 794,041 (9.6) |
| Payer | |||
| Government | 5,263,303 (62.1) | 133,764 (54.5) | 5,129,539 (62.3) |
| Commercial | 2,638,725 (31.1) | 98,142 (40.0) | 2,540,583 (30.9) |
| Self-pay | 368,021 (4.3) | 7,626 (3.1) | 360,395 (4.4) |
| Other | 137,383 (1.6) | 3,105 (1.3) | 134,278 (1.6) |
| Missing | 71,879 (0.8) | 2,619 (1.1) | 69,260 (0.8) |
| Chronic Conditions | |||
| CCC | 471,809 (5.6) | 10,515 (4.3) | 461,294 (5.6) |
| Physical CCI | 962,063 (11.3) | 25,810 (10.5) | 936,253 (11.4) |
| No CCC or Physical CCI | 7,045,439 (83.1) | 208,931 (85.2) | 6,836,508 (83.0) |
| ED Disposition | |||
| Admitted | 1,011,503 (11.9) | 75,969 (31.0) | 935,534 (11.4) |
| Discharged | 7,221,525 (85.2) | 133,964 (54.6) | 7,087,561 (86.1) |
| Transfer | 65,296 (0.8) | 27,803 (11.3) | 37,493 (0.5) |
| Against Medical Advice | 76,465 (0.9) | 934 (0.4) | 75,531 (0.9) |
| Died | 857 (0.0) | 20 (0.0) | 837 (0.0) |
| Other | 103,665 (1.2) | 6,566 (2.7) | 97,099 (1.2) |
MH=mental health; NH=non-Hispanic; CCC=complex chronic condition; CCI=chronic condition indicator.
a
For primary MH diagnosis (Yes vs. No) all differences significant at P < .001 with the exception of chronic conditions (p=0.10).