Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics by Hospital Designation, Weighted Frequencies, and Percentages.a
| Characteristic | Children’s Teaching Hospital (n = 10,220) | Non–Children’s Teaching Hospital (n = 20,176) | Nonteaching Hospital (n = 8235) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 4.74 (4.16) | 5.08 (4.36) | 6.10 (5.29) |
| Categorical age, y | |||
| 0–3 | 5657 (56.00) | 10359 (51.84) | 4059 (49.77) |
| 4–6 | 1917 (18.98) | 4299 (21.51) | 1365 (16.74) |
| 7–12 | 1701 (16.84) | 3388 (16.95) | 1309 (16.05) |
| 13–18 | 826 (8.18) | 1939 (9.70) | 1422 (17.44) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 6004 (59.24) | 11,773 (59.04) | 4523 (56.10) |
| Female | 4131 (40.76) | 8169 (40.96) | 3539 (43.90) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 3330 (32.58) | 7645 (37.89) | 4091 (49.68) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1844 (18.05) | 4297 (21.30) | 767 (9.31) |
| Hispanic | 2119 (20.73) | 3586 (17.78) | 966 (11.73) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 209 (2.05) | 435 (2.16) | 117 (1.42) |
| Non-Hispanic other | 551 (5.39) | 1184 (5.87) | 341 (4.14) |
| Missing/unreported | 2167 (21.20) | 3029 (15.01) | 1953 (23.72) |
| Income quartile | |||
| First—lowest | 2922 (28.88) | 5590 (28.69) | 2266 (28.16) |
| Second | 2331 (23.04) | 4538 (23.29) | 2243 (27.89) |
| Third | 2592 (25.62) | 4508 (23.14) | 1726 (21.46) |
| Fourth—highest | 2271 (22.45) | 4848 (24.88) | 1809 (22.49) |
| Primary payer | |||
| Private | 4153 (40.71) | 9324 (46.36) | 4547 (55.44) |
| Medicaid | 5434 (53.26) | 9611 (47.79) | 3194 (38.94) |
| Self-pay | 182 (1.78) | 458 (2.28) | 90 (1.09) |
| Other | 434 (4.24) | 719 (3.58) | 372 (4.53) |
| Pediatric surgical risk score, mean (SD) | 0.3427 (0.68) | 0.252 (0.55) | 0.161 (0.44) |
| Score >1 | 2629 (26.24) | 4166 (20.89) | 6947 (13.82) |
| Obesity | 676 (6.61) | 1227 (6.08) | 277 (3.36) |
| Indications for tonsillectomy | |||
| Obstructive sleep apnea | 8643 (84.57) | 15,283 (75.75) | 4161 (50.53) |
| Infectious | 878 (8.59) | 2505 (12.41) | 2782 (33.78) |
| Both | 544 (5.32) | 1978 (9.8) | 1144 (13.89) |
| Other | 155 (1.52) | 410 (2.03) | 147 (1.79) |
| KID year of tonsillectomy | |||
| 2006 | 2989 (29.25) | 7453 (36.94) | 3486 (42.33) |
| 2009 | 3263 (31.92) | 6097 (30.22) | 2982 (36.22) |
| 2012 | 3968 (38.83) | 6626 (32.84) | 1767 (21.45) |
Abbreviation: KID, Kids’ Inpatient Database.
a
Values are presented as number (%) unless otherwise indicated.