Table 4 Comparative analysis of all pediatric injuries by whether patient was identified in the NEISS narrative as sitting on a lap. The indicated pairwise comparisons were performed using the chi square test
Identified as Patient on Lap | Pearson χ2 Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noa | Yes | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
n (column%) | n (column%) | ||||
Sex | |||||
Male | 7069 (59%) | 379 (59%) | 1.01 | 0.86–1.19 | 0.92 |
Female | 4970 (41%) | 264 (41%) | |||
Race | |||||
White | 5656 (65%) | 342 (77%) | 1.81 | 1.44–2.26 | < 0.0001 |
Other Race (ref) | 3076 (35%) | 103 (23%) | |||
Diagnosis | |||||
Musculoskeletal | 5522 (50%) | 494 (88%) | 7.12 | 5.53–9.16 | < 0.0001 |
Other Injury Type (ref) | 5574 (50%) | 70 (12%) | |||
Brain | 1271 (11%) | 5 (1%) | 0.069 | 0.029–0.17 | < 0.0001 |
Other Injury Type (ref) | 9825 (89%) | 559 (99%) | |||
Skin | 4294 (39%) | 65 (12%) | 0.21 | 0.16–0.27 | < 0.0001 |
Other Injury Type (ref) | 6802 (61%) | 499 (88%) | |||
Body Part | |||||
Lower Extremities | 2734 (23%) | 597 (93%) | 43 | 32.0–58.0 | < 0.0001 |
Other Body Parts (ref) | 9263 (77%) | 47 (7%) | |||
Upper Extremities | 4142 (35%) | 24 (4%) | 0.073 | 0.049–0.11 | < 0.0001 |
Other Body Parts (ref) | 7844 (65%) | 620 (96%) | |||
Head/Neck/Face | 4629 (39%) | 12 (2%) | 0.030 | 0.017–0.054 | < 0.0001 |
Other Body Parts (ref) | 7357 (61%) | 632 (98%) | |||
Torso | 492 (4%) | 11 (2%) | 0.41 | 0.22–0.74 | 0.0024 |
Other Body Parts (ref) | 11,494 (96%) | 633 (98%) | |||
Fractures Onlyb | |||||
Lower Leg and Ankle | 1018 (24%) | 336 (94%) | 49.5 | 31.7–77.4 | < 0.0001 |
Other | 3152 (76%) | 21 (6%) | |||
Disposition | |||||
Stayed/Transferred | 612 (5%) | 10 (2%) | 0.29 | 0.16–0.55 | 0.0012 |
Left ED (ref) | 11,428 (95%) | 634 (98%) | |||
Location | |||||
Private Residence | 1607 (19%) | 29 (7%) | 0.34 | 0.23–0.50 | < 0.0001 |
Other Locations (ref) | 6978 (81%) | 372 (93%) | |||
School/Daycare | 2090 (24%) | 4 (1%) | 0.031 | 0.012–0.084 | < 0.0001 |
Other Locations (ref) | 6495 (76%) | 397 (99%) | |||
Park/Public Area | 8585 (70%) | 368 ((92%) | 4.8 | 3.36–6.87 | < 0.0001 |
Other Locations (ref) | 3697 (30%) | 33 (8%) | |||