Table 1.
Demographics of patients with otitis media related diagnoses.
| Demographics | 2019 (N = 446,325) | 2020 (N = 236,279) | 2021 (N = 99,556) | Total (N = 782,160) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | <0.001 | ||||
| Other | 61,699 (13.8%) | 32,279 (13.7%) | 11,055 (11.1%) | 105,033 (13.4%) | |
| Asian | 11,246 (2.5%) | 5479 (2.3%) | 2300 (2.3%) | 19,025 (2.4%) | |
| Black | 92,167 (20.7%) | 44,905 (19.0%) | 20,129 (20.2%) | 157,201 (20.1%) | |
| Multi-Racial | 7713 (1.7%) | 4501 (1.9%) | 2128 (2.1%) | 14,342 (1.8%) | |
| Unknown | 23,260 (5.2%) | 8471 (3.6%) | 3085 (3.1%) | 34,816 (4.5%) | |
| White | 250,240 (56.1%) | 140,644 (59.5%) | 60,859 (61.1%) | 451,743 (57.8%) | |
| Ethnicity | <0.001 | ||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 100,995 (22.6%) | 51,064 (21.6%) | 19,483 (19.6%) | 171,542 (21.9%) | |
| Not Hispanic/Latino | 306,851 (68.8%) | 169,339 (71.7%) | 77,487 (77.8%) | 553,677 (70.8%) | |
| Unknown | 38,479 (8.6%) | 15,876 (6.7%) | 2586 (2.6%) | 56,941 (7.3%) | |
| Insurance | <0.001 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 2047 | 1002 | 100 | 3149 | |
| Private | 162,288 (36.5%) | 87,982 (37.4%) | 37,828 (38.0%) | 288,098 (37.0%) | |
| Government | 262,291 (59.0%) | 138,789 (59.0%) | 57,988 (58.3%) | 459,068 (58.9%) | |
| Other | 19,699 (4.4%) | 8506 (3.6%) | 3640 (3.7%) | 31,845 (4.1%) | |
| Admission age in months | <0.001 | ||||
| Median | 28.000 | 31.000 | 28.000 | 29.000 | |
| Q1, Q3 | 14.000, 60.000 | 15.000, 68.000 | 15.000, 64.000 | 14.000, 63.000 | |
| Range | 0.000–1060.000 | 0.000–1083.000 | 0.000–903.000 | 0.000–1083.000 | |
| N | 446,325 | 236,279 | 99,556 | 782,160 | |
| Median household income | <0.001 | ||||
| Median | 41,696.000 | 41,696.000 | 41,961.000 | 41,725.000 | |
| Q1, Q3 | 33,231.000, 54,031.000 | 33,297.000, 54,016.000 | 33,814.000, 54,295.000 | 33,311.000, 54,057.000 | |
| Range | 6320.000–196,032.000 | 6320.000–196,032.000 | 6320.000–196,032.000 | 6320.000–196,032.000 | |
| N | 437,937 | 231,798 | 97,519 | 767,254 |