Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of daily emergency department visits of children with respiratory diseases in Guangzhou, 2012–2015
| Daily hospital admissions | Mean | SD | Min | P25 | Median | P75 | Max | Summary(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total respiratory diseases | ||||||||
| Total | 529.4 | 215.4 | 107.0 | 373.0 | 496.0 | 667.0 | 1391.0 | 773504 |
| Boy | 309.4 | 124.6 | 56.0 | 221.0 | 290.0 | 390.0 | 808.0 | 452106(58.5%) |
| Girl | 220.0 | 92.2 | 41.0 | 152.0 | 204.0 | 278.0 | 606.0 | 321398(41.5%) |
| 0–5 years old | 360.1 | 147.2 | 67.0 | 253.0 | 335.0 | 459.0 | 918.0 | 526133(68.0%) |
| 6–14 years old | 169.3 | 77.4 | 40.0 | 111.0 | 156.0 | 207.0 | 534.0 | 247371(32.0%) |
| Acute upper respiratory infection | ||||||||
| Total | 228.8 | 109.6 | 44.0 | 146.0 | 206.0 | 291.0 | 736.0 | 334215 |
| Boy | 130.9 | 62.6 | 18.0 | 84.0 | 117.0 | 167.0 | 415.0 | 191228(57.2%) |
| Girl | 97.9 | 48.2 | 19.0 | 61.00 | 88.0 | 126.0 | 348.0 | 142987(42.8%) |
| 0–5 years old | 146.0 | 68.9 | 26.0 | 94.0 | 130.0 | 189.0 | 478.0 | 213377(63.8%) |
| 6–14 years old | 82.7 | 46.8 | 16.0 | 49.0 | 73.0 | 102.0 | 357.0 | 120838(36.2%) |
| Bronchitis | ||||||||
| Total | 87.5 | 40.1 | 8.0 | 60.0 | 82.0 | 110.0 | 244.0 | 127874 |
| Boy | 53.9 | 24.7 | 5.0 | 37.0 | 51.0 | 68.0 | 155.0 | 78674(61.5%) |
| Girl | 33.7 | 16.6 | 2.0 | 22.0 | 31.0 | 43.0 | 115.0 | 49200(38.5%) |
| 0–5 years old | 67.8 | 32.6 | 7.0 | 45.0 | 63.0 | 85.0 | 208.0 | 98989(77.4%) |
| 6–14 years old | 19.8 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 63.0 | 28885(22.6%) |
| Pneumonia | ||||||||
| Total | 11.23 | 6.74 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 | 15.00 | 46.00 | 16403 |
| Boy | 6.60 | 4.30 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 28.00 | 9643(58.8%) |
| Girl | 4.63 | 3.26 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 6760(41.2%) |
| 0–5 years old | 8.87 | 5.82 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | 43.00 | 12960(79.0%) |
| 6–14 years old | 2.36 | 1.96 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 3443(21.0%) |
| Asthma | ||||||||
| Total | 5.26 | 3.36 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 24.00 | 7683 |
| Boy | 3.62 | 2.59 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 17.00 | 5290(68.9%) |
| Girl | 1.64 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.00 | 2393(31.1%) |
| 0–5 years old | 1.43 | 1.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 8.00 | 2094(27.3%) |
| 6–14 years old | 3.83 | 2.69 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 18.00 | 5589(72.7%) |