TABLE I.
Demographics of Patients Aged 9–26 Presenting to an Oto-HNS Department at a Midwest Tertiary Care Center or Affiliated Community Site From 2017 to 2019.
| Age 9–12 | Age 13–17 | Age 18–26 | Grand Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female n = 1262 (14.8%) |
Male n = 1298 (15.2%) |
Combined n = 2560 (30.0%) |
Female n = 1154 (13.5%) |
Male n = 1109 (13.0%) |
Combined n = 2263 (26.5%) |
Female n = 2196 (25.7%) |
Male n = 1513 (17.7%) |
Combined n = 3709 (43.5%) |
8532 (100%) | |
| Appointment location | ||||||||||
| Tertiary care center | 500 (5.9) | 536 (6.3) | 1036 (12.1) | 438 (5.1) | 423 (5.0) | 861 (10.1) | 874 (10.2) | 584 (6.8) | 1458 (17.1) | 3355 (39.3) |
| Community Oto-HNS clinic | 762 (8.9) | 762 (8.9) | 1524 (17.9) | 716 (8.4) | 686 (8.0) | 1402 (16.4) | 1322 (15.5) | 929 (10.9) | 2251 (26.4) | 5177 (60.7) |
| Visit subspecialty | ||||||||||
| General Oto-HNS* | 551 (6.5) | 586 (6.9) | 1137 (13.3) | 621 (7.3) | 604 (7.1) | 1225 (14.4) | 1359 (15.9) | 893 (10.5) | 2252 (26.4) | 4614 (54.1) |
| Audiology | 440 (5.2) | 417 (4.9) | 857 (10.0) | 294 (3.4) | 268 (3.1) | 562 (6.6) | 496 (5.8) | 378 (4.4) | 874 (10.2) | 2293 (26.9) |
| Pediatric Oto-HNS | 211 (2.5) | 243 (2.8) | 454 (5.3) | 129 (1.5) | 135 (1.6) | 264 (3.1) | 23 (0.3) | 16 (0.2) | 39 (0.5) | 757 (8.9) |
| FPRS | 3 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | 8 (0.1) | 13 (0.2) | 16 (0.2) | 29 (0.3) | 65 (0.8) | 50 (0.6) | 115 (1.3) | 152 (1.8) |
| Head & neck cancer | 5 (0.1) | 2 (0.0) | 7 (0.1) | 5 (0.1) | 11 (0.1) | 16 (0.2) | 83 (1) | 49 (0.6) | 132 (1.5) | 155 (1.8) |
| SLP | 11 (0.1) | 6 (0.1) | 17 (0.2) | 50 (0.6) | 19 (0.2) | 69 (0.8) | 33 (0.4) | 14 (0.2) | 47 (0.6) | 133 (1.6) |
| Rhinology | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) | 9 (0.1) | 10 (0.1) | 19 (0.2) | 56 (0.7) | 49 (0.6) | 105 (1.2) | 126 (1.5) |
| Neurotology | 17 (0.2) | 7 (0.1) | 24 (0.3) | 10 (0.1) | 21 (0.2) | 31 (0.4) | 26 (0.3) | 24 (0.3) | 50 (0.6) | 105 (1.2) |
| Laryngology | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | 9 (0.1) | 5 (0.1) | 14 (0.2) | 19 (0.2) |
| Other** | 23 (0.3) | 31 (0.4) | 54 (0.6) | 18 (0.2) | 25 (0.3) | 43 (0.5) | 46 (0.5) | 35 (0.4) | 81 (0.9) | 178 (2.1) |
| Patient address | ||||||||||
| IA, MN, or WI | 1227 (14.4) | 1265 (14.8) | 2492 (29.2) | 1116 (13.1) | 1075 (12.6) | 2191 (25.7) | 2065 (24.2) | 1443 (16.9) | 3508 (41.1) | 8191 (96) |
| Other state | 32 (0.4) | 24 (0.3) | 56 (0.7) | 36 (0.4) | 26 (0.3) | 62 (0.7) | 112 (1.3) | 55 (0.6) | 167 (2) | 285 (3.3) |
| Non-US | 3 (0) | 9 (0.1) | 12 (0.1) | 2 (0) | 8 (0.1) | 10 (0.1) | 19 (0.2) | 15 (0.2) | 34 (0.4) | 56 (0.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Nonwhite hispanic or latino | 67 (0.8) | 40 (0.5) | 107 (1.3) | 31 (0.4) | 36 (0.4) | 67 (0.8) | 37 (0.4) | 27 (0.3) | 64 (0.8) | 238 (2.8) |
| Nonwhite nonhispanic or latino | 101 (1.2) | 86 (1) | 187 (2.2) | 74 (0.9) | 77 (0.9) | 151 (1.8) | 121 (1.4) | 87 (1) | 208 (2.4) | 546 (6.4) |
| White hispanic or latino | 43 (0.5) | 42 (0.5) | 85 (1) | 29 (0.3) | 30 (0.4) | 59 (0.7) | 38 (0.4) | 27 (0.3) | 65 (0.8) | 209 (2.4) |
| White nonhispanic or latino | 996 (11.7) | 1068 (12.5) | 2064 (24.2) | 971 (11.4) | 922 (10.8) | 1893 (22.2) | 1904 (22.3) | 128315 | 3187 (37.4) | 7144 (83.7) |
| White unknown | 8 (0.1) | 6 (0.1) | 14 (0.2) | 9 (0.1) | 6 (0.1) | 15 (0.2) | 18 (0.2) | 22 (0.3) | 40 (0.5) | 69 (0.8) |
| Other race/ethnicity | 34 (0.4) | 41 (0.5) | 75 (0.9) | 31 (0.4) | 24 (0.3) | 55 (0.6) | 51 (0.6) | 41 (0.5) | 92 (1.1) | 222 (2.6) |
| Unknown race/ethnicity | 13 (0.2) | 15 (0.2) | 28 (0.3) | 9 (0.1) | 14 (0.2) | 23 (0.3) | 27 (0.3) | 26 (0.3) | 53 (0.6) | 104 (1.2) |
| Vaccination eligibility | ||||||||||
| Eligible at Oto-HNS appointment | 954 (11.2) | 1025 (12.0) | 1979 (23.2) | 484 (5.7) | 559 (6.6) | 1043 (12.2) | 847 (10.0) | 1112 (13.0) | 1959 (23.0) | 4981 (58.4) |
ENT = Ear, nose, and throat; FPRS = Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery; IA = Iowa; MN = Minnesota; SLP = Speech and language pathology; US = United States; WI = Wisconsin.
*
Includes chief resident clinic and nurse-only visits.
**
Includes Allergy, Medical Genetics, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and unknown.