| All Adult N(%) | Adult Appendicitis N(%) | Adult Non-appendicitis N(%) | p-value1 | All Pediatric N(%) | Pediatric Appendicitis N(%) | Pediatric Non-appendicitis N(%) | p-value1 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28657(100.0) | 655(2.3) | 28002(97.7) | Â | 11384(100.0) | 256(2.2) | 11128(97.8) | Â | ||
Sex | Female | 19052(66.5) | 317(1.7) | 18735(98.3) | < 0.001 | 5877(51.6) | 88(1.5) | 5789(98.5) | < 0.001 |
Male | 9605(33.5) | 338(3.5) | 9267(96.5) | 5507(48.4) | 168(3.1) | 5339(96.9) | |||
Age | 44.16±19.61 | 38.24±15.97 | 44.30±19.66 | < 0.001 | 5.69±5.42 | 10.72±3.97 | 5.57±5.39 | < 0.001 | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic or Latino | 4769(16.6) | 137(2.9) | 4632(97.1) | 0.003 | 3494(30.7) | 85(2.4) | 3409(97.6) | 0.378 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 23888(83.4) | 518(2.2) | 23370(97.8) | 7890(69.3) | 171(2.2) | 7719(97.8) | |||
Race | White | 21993(76.7) | 550(2.5) | 21443(97.5) | < 0.001 | 8213(72.1) | 225(2.7) | 7988(97.3) | < 0.001 |
Black/African American | 5577(19.5) | 62(1.1) | 5515(98.9) | 2590(22.8) | 20(0.8) | 2570(99.2) | |||
Asian | 617(2.2) | 27(4.4) | 590(95.6) | 304(2.7) | 6(2.0) | 298(98.0) | |||
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 171(0.6) | 6(3.5) | 165(96.5) | 107(0.9) | 2(1.9) | 105(98.1) | |||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 188(0.7) | 8(4.3) | 180(95.7) | 88(0.8) | 1(1.1) | 87(98.9) | |||
More than one race reported | 111(0.4) | 2(1.8) | 109(98.2) | 82(0.7) | 2(2.4) | 80(97.6) | |||
Residence | Private residence | 27749(96.8) | 644(2.3) | 27105(97.7) | 0.004 | 11318(99.4) | 254(2.2) | 11064(97.8) | 0.646 |
Nursing home | 466(1.6) | 1(0.2) | 465(99.8) | 15(0.1) | 0(0.0) | 15(100.0) | |||
Homeless/homeless shelter | 134(0.5) | 0(0.0) | 134(100.0) | 8(0.1) | 0(0.0) | 8(100.0) | |||
Other | 308(1.1) | 10(3.2) | 298(96.8) | 43(0.4) | 2(4.7) | 41(95.3) | |||
Insurance | Private insurance | 9942(34.7) | 372(3.7) | 9570(96.3) | < 0.001 | 3342(29.4) | 122(3.7) | 3220(96.3) | < 0.001 |
Medicare | 6351(22.2) | 64(1) | 6287(99.0) | 147(1.3) | 2(1.4) | 145(98.6) | |||
Medicaid or CHIP or other state-based program | 7494(26.2) | 111(1.5) | 7383(98.5) | 6990(61.4) | 110(1.6) | 6880(98.4) | |||
Worker’s compensation | 41(0.1) | 2(4.9) | 39(95.1) | 2(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 2(100.0) | |||
Self-pay | 3818(13.3) | 87(2.3) | 3731(97.7) | 666(5.9) | 15(2.3) | 651(97.7) | |||
No charge/Charity | 312(1.1) | 9(2.9) | 303(97.1) | 26(0.2) | 0(0.0) | 26(100.0) | |||
Other | 699(2.4) | 10(1.4) | 689(98.6) | 211(1.9) | 7(3.3) | 204(96.7) | |||
Visit year | 2005 | 1988(6.9) | 69(3.5) | 1919(96.5) | < 0.001 | 538(4.7) | 31(5.8) | 507(94.2) | < 0.001 |
2006 | 2079(7.3) | 67(3.2) | 2012(96.8) | 767(6.7) | 28(3.7) | 739(96.3) | |||
2007 | 2248(7.8) | 67(3.0) | 2181(97.0) | 593(5.2) | 18(3.0) | 575(97.0) | |||
2008 | 2244(7.8) | 58(2.6) | 2186(97.4) | 594(5.2) | 23(3.9) | 571(96.1) | |||
2009 | 2452(8.6) | 56(2.3) | 2396(97.7) | 1270(11.2) | 27(2.1) | 1243(97.9) | |||
2010 | 2716(9.5) | 64(2.4) | 2652(97.6) | 1231(10.8) | 13(1.1) | 1218(98.9) | |||
2011 | 2569(9.0) | 71(2.8) | 2498(97.2) | 1038(9.1) | 23(2.2) | 1015(97.8) | |||
2012 | 2543(8.9) | 55(2.2) | 2488(97.8) | 1025(9.0) | 22(2.1) | 1003(97.9) | |||
2013 | 2200(7.7) | 28(1.3) | 2172(98.7) | 911(8.0) | 20(2.2) | 891(97.8) | |||
2014 | 2207(7.7) | 37(1.7) | 2170(98.3) | 1094(9.6) | 17(1.6) | 1077(98.4) | |||
2015 | 1942(6.8) | 27(1.4) | 1915(98.6) | 826(7.3) | 15(1.8) | 811(98.2) | |||
2016 | 1870(6.5) | 34(1.8) | 1836(98.2) | 782(6.9) | 6(0.8) | 776(99.2) | |||
2017 | 1599(5.6) | 22(1.4) | 1577(98.6) | 715(6.3) | 13(1.8) | 702(98.2) | |||
Visit month | January | 2464(8.6) | 59(2.4) | 2405(97.6) | 0.988 | 1058(9.3) | 22(2.1) | 1036(97.9) | 0.009 |
February | 2181(7.6) | 48(2.2) | 2133(97.8) | 1018(8.9) | 20(2.0) | 998(98.0) | |||
March | 2408(8.4) | 56(2.3) | 2352(97.7) | 987(8.7) | 16(1.6) | 971(98.4) | |||
April | 2432(8.5) | 51(2.1) | 2381(97.9) | 966(8.5) | 16(1.7) | 950(98.3) | |||
May | 2480(8.7) | 58(2.3) | 2422(97.7) | 1006(8.8) | 22(2.2) | 984(97.8) | |||
June | 2385(8.3) | 57(2.4) | 2328(97.6) | 892(7.8) | 17(1.9) | 875(98.1) | |||
July | 2468(8.6) | 61(2.5) | 2407(97.5) | 841(7.4) | 16(1.9) | 825(98.1) | |||
August | 2641(9.2) | 60(2.3) | 2581(97.7) | 893(7.8) | 22(2.5) | 871(97.5) | |||
September | 2394(8.4) | 58(2.4) | 2336(97.6) | 958(8.4) | 38(4.0) | 920(96.0) | |||
October | 2167(7.6) | 50(2.3) | 2117(97.7) | 890(7.8) | 31(3.5) | 859(96.5) | |||
November | 2402(8.4) | 45(1.9) | 2357(98.1) | 976(8.6) | 18(1.8) | 958(98.2) | |||
December | 2235(7.8) | 52(2.3) | 2183(97.7) | 899(7.9) | 18(2.0) | 881(98.0) | |||
Visit day | Sunday | 3926(13.7) | 83(2.1) | 3843(97.9) | 0.469 | 1812(15.9) | 38(2.1) | 1774(97.9) | 0.451 |
Monday | 4498(15.7) | 90(2.0) | 4408(98.0) | 1808(15.9) | 37(2.0) | 1771(98.0) | |||
Tuesday | 4229(14.8) | 107(2.5) | 4122(97.5) | 1637(14.4) | 29(1.8) | 1608(98.2) | |||
Wednesday | 4201(14.7) | 102(2.4) | 4099(97.6) | 1508(13.2) | 44(2.9) | 1464(97.1) | |||
Thursday | 4081(14.2) | 91(2.2) | 3990(97.8) | 1558(13.7) | 39(2.5) | 1519(97.5) | |||
Friday | 3879(13.5) | 100(2.6) | 3779(97.4) | 1460(12.8) | 33(2.3) | 1427(97.7) | |||
Saturday | 3843(13.4) | 82(2.1) | 3761(97.9) | 1601(14.1) | 36(2.2) | 1565(97.8) | |||
Arrival time | Morning | 7966(27.8) | 195(2.4) | 7771(97.6) | 0.697 | 2435(21.4) | 53(2.2) | 2382(97.8) | 0.136 |
Afternoon | 8027(28.0) | 178(2.2) | 7849(97.8) | 2605(22.9) | 74(2.8) | 2531(97.2) | |||
Evening | 6111(21.3) | 133(2.2) | 5978(97.8) | 2993(26.3) | 61(2.0) | 2932(98.0) | |||
Night | 6553(22.9) | 149(2.3) | 6404(97.7) | 3351(29.4) | 68(2.0) | 3283(98.0) | |||
Temperature | 36.78±0.59 | 36.92±0.64 | 36.77±0.58 | < 0.001 | 37.44±1.06 | 37.18±0.83 | 37.45±1.06 | < 0.001 | |
Triage level | Immediate | 375(1.3) | 21(5.6) | 354(94.4) | < 0.001 | 80(0.7) | 8(10.0) | 72(90.0) | < 0.001 |
Emergent | 2353(8.2) | 82(3.5) | 2271(96.5) | 607(5.3) | 32(5.3) | 575(94.7) | |||
Urgent | 20269(70.7) | 483(2.4) | 19786(97.6) | 5854(51.4) | 170(2.9) | 5684(97.1) | |||
Semi-urgent | 4677(16.3) | 57(1.2) | 4620(98.8) | 4166(36.6) | 38(0.9) | 4128(99.1) | |||
Nonurgent | 983(3.4) | 12(1.2) | 971(98.8) | 677(5.9) | 8(1.2) | 669(98.8) | |||
Is injury/poisoning intentional | Intentional | 145(0.5) | 2(1.4) | 143(98.6) | < 0.001 | 19(0.2) | 0(0.0) | 19(100) | 0.007 |
Unintentional | 2113(7.4) | 12(0.6) | 2101(99.4) | 480(4.2) | 1(0.2) | 479(99.8) | |||
Questionable injury status | 26399(92.1) | 641(2.4) | 25758(97.6) | 10885(95.6) | 255(2.3) | 10630(97.7) | |||
Visit related to an injury/poison/adverse effect of medical treatment with in 72 hours | No | 26123(91.2) | 644(2.5) | 25479(97.5) | < 0.001 | 10831(95.1) | 256(2.4) | 10575(97.6) | 0.001 |
Yes | 2534(8.9) | 11(0.5) | 2523(99.5) | 553(4.9) | 0(0.0) | 553(100.0) | |||
Systolic blood pressure | 134.17±22.87 | 130.93±19.10 | 134.24±22.94 | 0.190 | 110.53±14.20 | 117.16±15.25 | 110.38±14.14 | 0.003 | |
Diastolic blood pressure | 78.62±18.28 | 76.76±12.11 | 78.67±18.40 | < 0.001 | 69.16±49.87 | 67.43±12.34 | 69.20±50.40 | < 0.001 | |
Pulse Oximetry | 87.66±17.99 | 87.38±19.08 | 87.66±17.96 | < 0.001 | 120.70±31.04 | 103.63±23.95 | 121.10±31.08 | < 0.001 | |
72h Revisit | Yes | 1394(4.9) | 22(1.6) | 1372(98.4) | 0.070 | 448(3.9) | 10(2.2) | 438(97.8) | 0.981 |
No | 27263(95.1) | 633(2.3) | 26630(97.7) | 10936(96.1) | 246(2.2) | 10690(97.8) | |||
Pain level | Mild | 5711(19.9) | 62(1.1) | 5649(98.9) | < 0.001 | 6337(55.7) | 36(0.6) | 6301(99.4) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 9496(33.1) | 226(2.4) | 9270(97.6) | 3210(28.2) | 116(3.6) | 3094(96.4) | |||
Very severe | 13450(46.9) | 367(2.7) | 13083(97.3) | 1837(16.1) | 104(5.7) | 1733(94.3) | |||
Diagnostic services provided | No | 3665(12.8) | 47(1.3) | 3618(98.7) | < 0.001 | 3944(34.6) | 21(0.5) | 3923(99.5) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 24992(87.2) | 608(2.4) | 24384(97.6) | 7440(65.4) | 235(3.2) | 7205(96.8) |