Table 1.
Demographics of the infantile spasms (IS) cohort before and after matching.
| Prior to matching | After matching | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTH | PRED | ACTH | PRED | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 624 (45%) | 233 (45%) | 219 (44%) | 221 (45%) |
| Male | 771 (55%) | 288 (55%) | 274 (56%) | 272 (55%) |
| Race | ||||
| White Non-Hispanic | 774 (55%) | 253 (49%) | 248 (50%) | 247 (50%) |
| White Hispanic | 164 (12%) | 86 (17%) | 66 (13%) | 69 (14%) |
| Black Non-Hispanic | 168 (12%) | 64 (12%) | 63 (13%) | 63 (13%) |
| Other | 150 (11%) | 50 (10%) | 51 (10%) | 47 (10%) |
| Multiple | 53 (4%) | 38 (7%) | 34 (7%) | 37 (8%) |
| Unknown | 35 (3%) | 14 (3%) | 15 (3%) | 14 (3%) |
| Asian | 38 (3%) | 10 (2%) | 11 (2%) | 10 (2%) |
| Native, Black Hispanic, or Pacific Islander | 13 (1%) | 6 (1%) | 5 (1%) | 6 (1%) |
| Insurance | ||||
| Government | 575 (41%) | 278 (53%) | 256 (52%) | 260 (53%) |
| Private | 607 (44%) | 203 (39%) | 207 (42%) | 196 (40%) |
| Other | 201 (14%) | 35 (7%) | 26 (5%) | 32 (6%) |
| Unknown | 12 (1%) | 5 (1%) | 4 (1%) | 5 (1%) |
| Urban flag | ||||
| Missing value/other country (−1.0) | 31 (2%) | 29 (6%) | 16 (3%) | 21 (4%) |
| Rural (0.0) | 213 (15%) | 75 (14%) | 68 (14%) | 74 (15%) |
| Urban (1.0) | 1,151 (83%) | 417 (80%) | 409 (83%) | 398 (81%) |
| Discharge year | ||||
| Group 1 (2008–2011) | 333 (24%) | 176 (34%) | 184 (37%) | 174 (35%) |
| Group 2 (2012–2015) | 331 (24%) | 316 (61%) | 280 (57%) | 290 (59%) |
| Group 3 (2016–2019) | 731 (52%) | 29 (6%) | 29 (6%) | 29 (6%) |
| Chronic neurological conditions | ||||
| At least one | 427 (31%) | 234 (45%) | 195 (40%) | 213 (43%) |
| None | 968 (69%) | 287 (55%) | 298 (60%) | 280 (57%) |
| Non-neurological chronic conditions | ||||
| At least one | 454 (33%) | 237 (45%) | 204 (41%) | 212 (43%) |
| None | 941 (67%) | 284 (55%) | 289 (59%) | 281 (57%) |