Table 3.

Weighted Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Complex Care and Propensity-matched Comparison Groups

	Complex Care Case Group* (n = 99)	Propensity-matched Comparison Group* (n = 467†)
Complex chronic conditions, median (IQR)	5 (4–6)	5 (4–6)
No. devices, median (IQR)	2 (1–2)	1 (1–2)
Most common medical devices, %
Gastrostomy or GJ-tube	94	92
Tracheostomy	14	12
Ventricular shunt	13	15
Healthcare utilization (past year)
Subspecialists involved, median (IQR)	3 (3–6)	3 (3–5)
Ambulatory visits, median (IQR)	14 (10–28)	14 (10–24)
Hospital days, mean (SD)	10.3 (21.7)	6.9 (14.5)
Age, y, median (IQR)	5 (1–11)	5 (2–9)
Gender, female, %	45	45
Race/ethnicity, %
White, non-Hispanic	80	88
Black, non-Hispanic	12	6
Hispanic, any race	8	6
English primary language, %	97	97
Local area code, %	64	62
Wisconsin resident, %	81	80
No passive smoke exposure, %	79	76
Primary Payer, %
Public	40	43
Commercial	50	50
Primary care is general pediatrician, %	73	80

^*No statistically significant differences between the 2 groups was observed.

^†Value represents number of comparisons (from 244 unique individuals) used to match to the 99 children in case group.

GJ, gastrojejunostomy.