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Table 3 Length of Stay and Costs, by Cohort, Primary Diagnosis, and Age Group

From: Economic burden and comorbidities of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among pediatric patients hospitalized in the United States

 

Length of Stay

Costs

 

Patients with a Secondary ADHD Diagnosis

Patients without an ADHD Diagnosis

P Value

Patients with a Secondary ADHD Diagnosis

Patients without an ADHD Diagnosis

P Value

Primary Diagnosis

Mean

Std. Error

Mean

Std. Error

 

Mean

Std. Error

Mean

Std. Error

 

Patients aged 6-11 Years

          

296 - Affective psychoses

9.41

0.42

8.80

0.52

.102

$7,221

$504

$7,170

$578

.876

313 - Emotional disturbances

10.98

0.71

10.90

0.96

.928

$9,057

$919

$9,479

$948

.596

312 - Conduct disturbance NEC

11.32

0.79

11.82

1.12

.543

$9,967

$1,232

$10,946

$1,392

.185

780 - General symptoms

2.17

0.06

2.33

0.06

.014

$4,336

$231

$5,011

$253

.008

493 - Asthma

2.23

0.05

2.33

0.03

.006

$3,729

$183

$4,182

$152

.001

309 - Adjustment reaction

11.26

1.26

9.55

0.86

.029

$8,806

$1,513

$7,866

$917

.245

540 - Acute appendicitis

2.91

0.11

3.17

0.04

.014

$7,417

$248

$8,147

$141

.002

311 - Depressive disorder NEC

7.80

0.59

7.39

0.42

.462

$6,368

$761

$6,244

$489

.838

345 - Epilepsy

3.75

0.73

3.40

0.17

.643

$8,847

$1,475

$9,618

$659

.607

486 - Pneumonia, organism NOS

2.73

0.09

2.99

0.04

.006

$4,273

$216

$5,077

$152

.001

Patients aged 12-17 Years

          

296 - Affective psychoses

8.42

0.37

7.38

0.23

<.001

$6,212

$322

$5,859

$274

.044

311 - Depressive disorder NEC

6.54

0.44

5.60

0.25

.005

$5,379

$500

$4,862

$372

.120

312 - Conduct disturbances NEC

11.70

1.22

10.84

1.00

.174

$10,874

$2,175

$9,544

$1,361

.154

313 - Emotional disturbances

9.57

0.84

8.12

0.57

.019

$8,259

$1,268

$6,633

$701

.038

309 - Adjustment reaction

6.97

0.59

5.72

0.38

.002

$5,371

$589

$4,669

$375

.055

540 - Acute appendicitis

2.71

0.08

2.76

0.03

.521

$7,954

$217

$8,181

$109

.235

780 - General symptoms

2.30

0.09

2.39

0.05

.202

$4,894

$253

$5,423

$215

.032

300 - Neurotic disorders

6.68

0.66

5.08

0.24

.006

$5,323

$455

$4,782

$285

.135

969 - Poisoning by psychotropic agents

1.62

0.08

1.62

0.03

.925

$3,577

$174

$3,897

$101

.088

250 - Diabetes mellitus

2.56

0.09

2.56

0.03

.961

$4,177

$198

$4,572

$124

.017

  1. ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; NEC = Not elsewhere classified; NOS = not otherwise specified; SE = standard error.
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