Table 1.
Demographic Variables of Children with Hospitalizations Related to Craniosynostosis Repair, 1998–2012, National Inpatient Sample
| Variables | (n = 37,815) | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Age | ||
| 0–4 mo | 4,945 | 13.0 |
| 5–12 mo | 14,533 | 38.4 |
| 1–3 y | 8,069 | 21.3 |
| 4–6 y | 2,572 | 6.8 |
| Unknown | 7,695 | 20.3 |
| Race | ||
| White | 18,731 | 49.5 |
| Black | 1,459 | 3.9 |
| Hispanic | 5,581 | 14.8 |
| Other | 2,631 | 7.0 |
| Unknown | 9,414 | 24.9 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 24,405 | 64.5 |
| Female | 13,036 | 34.5 |
| Unknown | 374 | 1.0 |
| Insurance status | ||
| Private | 21,169 | 56.0 |
| Government | 14,041 | 37.1 |
| Self-pay | 457 | 1.2 |
| Other | 2,076 | 5.5 |
| Unknown | 73 | 0.2 |
| Year of hospitalization | ||
| 1998 | 1,894 | 5.0 |
| 1999 | 2,556 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 1,857 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 2,233 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | 2,025 | 5.4 |
| 2003 | 1,858 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 2,498 | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 4,131 | 10.9 |
| 2006 | 2,571 | 6.8 |
| 2007 | 2,017 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 2,433 | 6.4 |
| 2009 | 2,590 | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 3,321 | 8.8 |
| 2011 | 2,770 | 7.3 |
| 2012 | 3,060 | 8.1 |
| Hospital type | ||
| Nonteaching | 2,723 | 7.2 |
| Teaching | 31,828 | 84.2 |
| Unknown | 3,263 | 8.6 |
| Hospital region | ||
| Northeast | 6,020 | 15.9 |
| Midwest | 8,257 | 21.8 |
| South | 12,383 | 32.7 |
| West | 8,095 | 21.4 |
| Unknown | 3,060 | 8.1 |