TABLE 1.
Demographics of cohort by dichotomized length of hospitalization (LOS).
| Total | LOS ≤ 7 | LOS > 7 days | p-value* | |
| Age (years)** | 9.3 ± 4.0 | 9.1 ± 3.9 | 9.6 ± 4.2 | 0.510 |
| Age groups | 0.133 | |||
| ≤5 years (%) | 26 (21.1) | 15 (20.5) | 11 (22.0) | |
| 6–11 (%) | 59 (48.0) | 40 (54.8) | 19 (38.0) | |
| 12–18 (%) | 38 (30.9) | 18 (24.7) | 20 (40.0) | |
| Sex (Male: Female %) | 54.5:45.5 | 53.4:46.6 | 56:44 | 0.778 |
| Race (n = 116) | 0.006§ | |||
| Hispanic/Latino (%) | 63 (54.3) | 45 (65.2) | 18 (38.3) | |
| Black/African American (%) | 22 (19.0) | 8 (11.6) | 14 (29.8) | |
| White (%) | 8 (6.9) | 2 (2.9) | 6 (12.8) | |
| Other (%) | 23 (19.8) | 14 (20.3) | 9 (19.1) | |
| SES z-score (n = 123)** | −3.7 ± 2.7 | −3.9 ± 2.9 | −3.4 ± 2.4 | 0.378 |
| BMI categorization (n, %) | 0.058 | |||
| Obese (≥ 95th percentile) | 17 (14.4) | 8 (11.4) | 9 (18.8) | |
| Overweight (85th – <95th percentile) | 25 (21.9) | 14 (20.0) | 11 (22.9) | |
| Healthy (5th – < 85th percentile) | 76 (64.4) | 47 (67.1) | 23 (47.9) | |
| Underweight (<5th percentile) | 6 (5.1) | 1 (1.4) | 5 (10.4) |
*P value for comparison between length of stay groups. ** Mean ± standard deviation. §Race: Post hoc analyses showed that the LOS > 7 group has a smaller proportion of Hispanic/Latino patients and a larger proportion who are Black/African American compared to the LOS ≤ 7 group.