Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pediatric patients with a principal diagnosis of traumatic brain injury at one midwest children’s hospital from August 1, 2010 through July 31, 2011, overall and by number of visits per individual
From: Direct medical charges of pediatric traumatic brain injury in multiple clinical settings
Total # individuals (%) | # Individuals with one visit* (%) | # Individuals with two or more visits* (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Two or more related visits | Two or more unrelated visits | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 2,459 (61.9%) | 1,944 (61.0%) | 485 (65.5%) | 30 (65.2%) |
Female | 1,512 (38.1%) | 1,241 (39.0%) | 255 (34.5%) | 16 (34.8%) |
Total | 3,971 (100.0%) | 3,185 (100.0%) | 740 (100.0%) | 46 (100.0%) |
Age, years | ||||
Mean (SD) | 7.77 (5.88) | 6.93 (5.66) | 11.39 (5.41) | 7.04 (6.12) |
Race | ||||
White | 2,543 (64.0%) | 1,961 (61.6%) | 551 (74.5%) | 30 (65.2%) |
Black/African American | 875 (22.0%) | 757 (23.8%) | 110 (14.9%) | 8 (17.4%) |
Other | 236 (5.9%) | 204 (6.4%) | 29 (3.9%) | 3 (6.5%) |
Two or more races | 175 (4.4%) | 143 (4.5%) | 27 (3.6%) | 5 (10.9%) |
Unknown | 143 (3.6%) | 120 (3.8%) | 23 (3.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Total | 3,971 (100.0%)* | 3,185 (100.0%)* | 740 (100.0%) | 46 (100.0%) |
Primary Payor | ||||
Commercial | 2,081 (52.4%) | 1,552 (48.7%) | 507 (68.5%) | 22 (47.8%) |
Medicaid | 1,715 (43.2%) | 1,487 (46.7%) | 205 (27.7%) | 23 (50.0%) |
Self-pay | 126 (3.2%) | 105 (3.3%) | 21 (2.8%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Other | 49 (1.2%) | 41 (1.3%) | 7 (0.9%) | 1 (2.2%) |
Total | 3,971 (100.0%) | 3,185 (100.0%) | 740 (100.0%)* | 46 (100.0%) |
Average median household income by patient zip code, dollars | ||||
Mean (SD) | 56,242 (22,797) | 55,167 (22,519) | 60,986 (23,350) | 54,551 (23,759) |
Total charges per patient, dollars | Total charge per patient | Total charge per patient among individuals with one visit | Total charge per patient among individuals with two or more related visits | Total charge per patient among individuals with two or more unrelated visits |
Mean (SD) | 3,307 (26,225) | 1,832.55 (11,129.20) | 9,757 (55,765) | 1,629 (1,993) |
Range | 1,016,317 | 359,606 | 1,016,317 | 11,217 |
25th percentile | 186 | 167 | 701 | 484 |
50th percentile | 348 | 320 | 1,254 | 878 |
75th percentile | 1,057 | 728 | 2,987 | 2,617 |