Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of ED visits for an asthma exacerbation in 2018, 2019, and 2020 (n = 2,543)
| January to May 2018 (n = 955) | January to May 2019 (n = 958) | January to May 2020 (n = 630) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) of total ED visits | 955/17,973 (5.3) | 958/18,626 (5.1) | 630/13,715 (4.6) | 0.0117 |
| N (%) of total ED visits March to May* | 526/10,180 (5.2) | 659/11,404 (5.8) | 220/5,675 (3.9) | <0.0001 |
| N (%) of asthma exacerbations requiring admission | 490 (51.3) | 417 (43.5) | 335 (53.2) | 0.0001 |
| Age, yr, n (%) | 0.3602 | |||
| 0–4 | 295 (30.9) | 278 (29.0) | 187 (29.7) | |
| 5–11 | 378 (39.6) | 399 (41.6) | 235 (37.3) | |
| 12–18 | 229 (24.0) | 237 (24.7) | 165 (26.2) | |
| 19+ | 53 (5.5) | 44 (4.6) | 43 (6.8) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.0003 | |||
| Hispanic | 141 (14.8) | 193 (20.1) | 86 (13.7) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 713 (74.7) | 635 (66.3) | 451 (71.6) | |
| Missing | 101 (10.6) | 130 (13.6) | 93 (14.8) | |
| Race, n (%) | 0.0636 | |||
| White | 261 (27.3) | 225 (23.5) | 168 (26.7) | |
| Black | 328 (34.3) | 303 (31.6) | 188 (29.8) | |
| Asian | 19 (2.0) | 18 (1.9) | 14 (2.2) | |
| Other | 310 (32.5) | 376 (39.2) | 212 (33.7) | |
| Missing | 37 (3.9) | 36 (3.8) | 48 (7.6) | |
| Insurance, n (%) | 0.2496 | |||
| Private | 377 (39.5) | 356 (37.2) | 267 (42.4) | |
| Public (Medicaid) | 561 (58.7) | 584 (61.0) | 345 (54.8) | |
| International | 11 (1.2) | 12 (1.3) | 6 (1.0) | |
| Missing | 6 (0.6) | 6 (0.6) | 12 (1.9) |
Definition of abbreviation: ED = emergency department.
*
Subset of data set reflecting N (%) of total ED visits for March 1 to May 23.