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National estimates of ruptured and unruptured appendicitis cases for children 4–18 years old. Obtained from the KID Year 2000 data set. (Weighted count of cases = 62,555). |
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| Ruptures (%) |
Non-ruptures (%) |
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| Race/ethnicity* |
white |
12,056 (29%) |
29,514 (71%) |
| black |
1,474 (36%) |
2,579 (63%) |
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| Hispanic |
5,539 (36%) |
1,001 (64%) |
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| Asian |
499 (36%) |
893 (64%) |
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| Gender |
male |
11,947 (31%) |
26,247 (69%) |
| female |
7,613 (31%) |
16,726 (69%) |
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| Age group* |
4–8 |
5,387 (42%) |
7,591 (58%) |
| 9–11 |
4,189 (31%) |
9,221 (69%) |
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| 12–14 |
5,075 (31%) |
11,444 (69%) |
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| 15–18 |
4,918 (25%) |
14,731 (75%) |
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| ZIP code median annual household income* |
$0–$24,999 |
2,059 (38%) |
3,399 (62%) |
| $25,000–$34,999 |
5,612 (33%) |
11,573 (67%) |
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| $35,000–$44,999 |
5,284 (30%) |
12,097 (70%) |
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| ≥ $45,000 |
6,309 (29%) |
15,198 (71%) |
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| Expected primary payer* |
private |
12,226 (29%) |
29,866 (71%) |
| public |
5,552 (37%) |
9,351 (63%) |
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| other |
1,554 (33%) |
3,179 (67%) |
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| Admission source* |
emergency department |
13,068 (30%) |
30,273 (70%) |
| other healthcare referral |
4,461 (35%) |
8,281 (65%) |
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| other |
1,097 (32%) |
2,193 (68%) |
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| Hospital type* |
teaching |
9,552 (35%) |
18,114 (65%) |
| other |
10,016 (29%) |
24,836 (71%) |
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| Pediatric discharge volume* |
4–1,578 |
4,759 (28%) |
12,474 (72%) |
| 1,579–3,471 |
4,343 (28%) |
11,213 (72%) |
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| 3,472–6,582 |
4,320 (32%) |
9,568 (68%) |
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| 6,583–22,785 |
6,045 (38%) |
9,733 (62%) |
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| Means (95% CIs) |
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| Length of stay* |
5.5 (5.4–5.6) |
2.0 (1.9–2.0) |
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| Total charges* |
$17,905 ($17,473–$18,336) |
$9,076 ($8,956–$9,198) |
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*Chi-square p < 0.01. | |||
Jablonski and Guagliardo Population Health Metrics 2005 3:4 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-3-4 |
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