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Table 4 Adjusted Length of Stay and Costs, by Age and Diagnosisa,b

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

 

Length of Stay

Costs

 

Study Cohort

Control Cohort

P Value

Study Cohort

Control Cohort

P Value

Patients Aged 6-11 Years

      

296: Affective psychoses

9.49

8.74

<.001

7,547

7,331

.397

313: Emotional disturbances

11.95

11.47

.330

10,113

10,615

.459

312: Conduct disturbance NEC

11.87

12.10

.622

10,329

11,533

.036

780: General symptoms

2.23

2.45

<.001

4,617

5,255

<.001

493: Asthma

2.28

2.41

<.001

3,979

4,393

<.001

309: Adjustment reaction

11.29

9.33

<.001

8,483

8,079

.514

540: Acute appendicitis

3.10

3.28

<.001

7,630

8,322

<.001

311: Depressive disorder NEC

7.70

7.27

.056

6,188

6,353

.534

345: Epilepsy

3.82

3.64

.021

9,889

10,512

.043

486: Pneumonia, organism NOS

2.67

3.10

<.001

4,387

5,442

<.001

Patients Aged 12-17 Years

      

296: Affective psychoses

8.28

7.59

<.001

$6,313

$6,253

.583

311: Depressive disorder NEC

6.57

5.85

<.001

$5,415

$5,088

.093

312: Conduct disturbances NEC

12.52

11.40

.062

$11,332

$10,346

.133

313: Emotional disturbances

10.65

9.01

<.001

$8,725

$7,785

.064

309: Adjustment reaction

7.13

5.90

<.001

$5,025

$4,812

.404

540: Acute appendicitis

2.83

2.86

.375

$8,135

$8,323

.014

780: General symptoms

2.34

2.50

<.001

$5,016

$5,715

<.001

300: Neurotic disorders

5.75

5.21

<.001

$4,854

$5,021

.383

969: Poison by psychotropic agents

1.77

1.80

.082

$3,726

$4,105

<.001

250: Diabetes mellitus

2.65

2.62

.499

$4,529

$4,899

<.001

  1. ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; GLM = generalized linear model; NEC = not elsewhere classified; NOS = not otherwise specified.
  2. a Predicted values derived following GLM regressions for length of stay and costs.
  3. b Covariates estimated in the GLM regressions include age, gender, race, primary expected payer, geographic region, hospital teaching status, hospital bed size, urban or rural location, admission source, discharge destination, year of discharge, comorbidities, and an ADHD indicator flag.
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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