Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics for ED depression visits by concurrent injury, suicidal ideation, or neither, United States, 2007–2018
| Overall (N=3,681,581) | With Concurrent Injury (N=1,620,793) | No, Injury, With SI (N=300,128) | Without Injury or SI (N=1,760,660) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Admit | 35.2% | [34.2–36.1] | 37.9% | [36.7–39.1] | 39.7% | [37.3–42.1] | 31.9% | [30.8–33.0] |
| LOS, days (mean) | 5.33 | [5.24–5.43] | 4.79 | [4.71–4.87] | 5.81 | [5.60–6.02] | 5.82 | [5.68–5.96] |
| Female | 54.0% | [53.7–54.4] | 58.9% | [58.5–59.4] | 45.8% | [45.3–46.3] | 50.8% | [50.4–51.1] |
| Age | 43.90 | [43.74–44.07] | 45.91 | [45.69–46.13] | 39.30 | [39.11–39.49] | 42.79 | [42.65–42.94] |
| Any Insurance | 81.6% | [80.9–82.2] | 82.2% | [81.6–82.8] | 84.2% | [82.7–85.6] | 80.6% | [79.8–81.4] |
| Any Medicare | 24.7% | [24.3–25.0] | 28.2% | [27.8–28.6] | 18.6% | [18.1–19.0] | 22.4% | [22.0–22.7] |
| Any Private Insurance | 30.2% | [29.6–30.9] | 31.9% | [31.2–32.6] | 27.7% | [26.7–28.6] | 29.1% | [28.4–29.9] |
| Any Medicaid | 33.5% | [32.7–34.2] | 29.2% | [28.4–29.9] | 43.2% | [41.7–44.6] | 35.9% | [35.0–36.8] |
| Elixhauser Comorbidities | ||||||||
| Congestive Heart Failure | 1.9% | [1.9–2.0] | 2.6% | [2.5–2.7] | 1.3% | [1.2–1.3] | 1.4% | [1.3–1.4] |
| Cardiac Arrhythmia | 4.5% | [4.4–4.6] | 5.9% | [5.7–6.0] | 3.0% | [2.8–3.1] | 3.4% | [3.3–3.5] |
| Hypertension, uncomplicated | 24.1% | [23.8–24.5] | 27.6% | [27.2–28.0] | 19.6% | [19.1–20.1] | 21.6% | [21.2–22.0] |
| Neurological Disorder, not paralysis | 5.4% | [5.3–5.5] | 5.9% | [5.8–6.0] | 4.0% | [3.8–4.2] | 5.2% | [5.1–5.3] |
| Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 11.0% | [10.8–11.3] | 13.1% | [12.8–13.4] | 10.3% | [9.9–10.7] | 9.3% | [9.0–9.5] |
| Diabetes, uncomplicated | 8.5% | [8.3–8.6] | 10.1% | [9.9–10.3] | 6.1% | [6.0–6.3] | 7.3% | [7.2–7.4] |
| Diabetes, complicated | 1.2% | [1.2–1.3] | 1.2% | [1.1–1.3] | 2.3% | [2.2–2.4] | 1.0% | [1.0–1.1] |
| Hypothyroidism | 5.2% | [5.0–5.3] | 6.7% | [6.5–6.8] | 3.6% | [3.5–3.8] | 4.0% | [3.9–4.1] |
| Renal Failure | 1.6% | [1.6–1.7] | 2.2% | [2.1–2.3] | 1.2% | [1.1–1.3] | 1.2% | [1.1–1.2] |
| Liver Disease | 2.3% | [2.2–2.4] | 1.9% | [1.8–1.9] | 1.8% | [1.7–1.9] | 2.8% | [2.7–2.9] |
| Obesity | 3.5% | [3.4–3.6] | 4.1% | [3.9–4.3] | 4.0% | [3.7–4.3] | 2.8% | [2.7–3.0] |
| Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders | 6.5% | [6.4–6.7] | 7.3% | [7.1–7.6] | 4.4% | [4.1–4.7] | 6.1% | [5.9–6.3] |
| Alcohol Abuse | 22.1% | [21.7–22.5] | 16.9% | [16.4–17.3] | 21.1% | [20.4–21.7] | 27.2% | [26.7–27.7] |
| Drug Abuse | 19.7% | [19.2–20.1] | 15.8% | [15.3–16.3] | 27.3% | [26.5–28.2] | 21.9% | [21.5–22.4] |
| Psychoses | 7.5% | [7.3–7.7] | 4.9% | [4.7–5.1] | 8.9% | [8.4–9.3] | 9.6% | [9.3–9.9] |
| Hypertension, complicated | 1.5% | [1.5–1.6] | 1.9% | [1.8–2.0] | 1.5% | [1.5–1.6] | 1.2% | [1.1–1.2] |
| Elixhauser Weighted Sum | 2.34 | [2.32–2.35] | 2.37 | [2.35–2.39] | 2.25 | [2.22–2.28] | 2.32 | [2.30–2.34] |
National Emergency Department Sample, 2007–2018, analysis limited to those age 10–90 years. N=3,681,581. SI=suicidal ideation. LOS=Length of stay. LOS variable taken over the subset of n=1,159,777 admissions. Results based on weighted sampling.