Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of youth participants
Sample characteristics | Mean (SD) or % |
|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | |
 Age | 15.4 (1.2) |
 Perceived social status | 5.5 (1.7) |
 Female sex | 82% |
 Female gender | 64% |
 Transgender and gender diverse | 19% |
 White race/ethnicity | 72% |
 Mixed race/ethnicity | 17% |
 Lived in Canada whole life | 91% |
 One or more parents born outside of Canada | 25% |
Positive screening on self-reported psychiatric symptom scales | |
 Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) | 69% |
 Social phobia (SP) | 22% |
 Major depressive episode (MDE) | 50% |
 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | 32% |
 Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) | 37% |
 Conduct disorder (CD) | 32% |
 At least one internalizing disorder (GAD, SP, and/or MDE) | 75% |
 At least one externalizing disorder (ADHD, ODD, and/or CD) | 49% |
 At least one internalizing and one externalizing disorder | 37% |
 Any internalizing or externalizing disorder | 87% |
 Serious mental illness (K6) | 85% |
Most responsible physician discharge diagnosis (primary diagnosis, youth only have one) | |
 Depressive related disorders | 29% |
 Anxiety and obsessive–compulsive related disorders | 22% |
 Trauma and stressor related disorders | 21% |
 Borderline, cluster B, and emotion dysregulation disorders | 5% |
 ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders | 5% |
 Other (for complete list, see Additional file 3, available online) | 17% |
Discharge summary diagnosesa | |
 Depressive related disorders | 43% |
 Anxiety and obsessive–compulsive related disorders | 64% |
 Trauma and stressor related disorders | 31% |
 Borderline personality, cluster B, and emotion dysregulation disorders | 41% |
 ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders | 20% |
 Problems with family relations | 17% |
 Eating disorders | 12% |
 SUDs | 10% |
 Other | 14% |
 Number of any discharge diagnoses | 2.9 (1.5) |
 Number of categories of discharge diagnoses (excluding other) | 2.5 (1.2) |
Hospital contacts prior to and following index | |
 Any ED visit in prior 3 years | 44% |
 Any ED visit in prior 6 months | 25% |
 Any ED re-presentations in following 6 months | 27% |
 Any admission in prior 3 years | 40% |
 Any admission in prior 6 months | 21% |
 Any re-admission in following 6 months | 24% |