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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics by leaving without complete evaluation and treatment (LWCET) status

From: Leaving the emergency department without complete care: disparities in American Indian children

Variable

Total (N = 68,461)

No LWCET (n, %)

LWCET (n, %)

p-value*

Sex

0.09

 Female

32,207

31,680 (47.09)

527 (44.62)

 

 Male

36,254

35,600 (52.91)

654 (55.38)

 

Race

< 0.001

 AA

25,099

24,595 (36.55)

504 (42.68)

 

 White

36,624

36,094 (53.65)

530 (44.88)

 

 AI

6738

3591 (9.80)

147 (12.45)

 

Age (years)

0.04

 < 1

10,183

10,007 (14.87)

176 (14.90)

 

 1–4

27,152

26,646 (39.60)

506 (42.85)

 

 5–10

17,405

17,109 (25.43)

296 (25.06)

 

 11–17

13,721

13,518 (20.09)

203 (17.19)

 

Insurance

0.09

 Private

25,578

25,165 (37.42)

413 (35.00)

 

 MA/Other

42,853

42,086 (62.58)

767 (65.00)

 

Triage Level

< 0.001

 Less Severe

39,092

38,279 (57.50)

813 (70.70)

 

 More Severe

28,631

28,294 (42.50)

337 (29.30)

 

Distance from ED (miles)

0.0014

 ≤ 5

34,043

33,401 (49.69)

642 (54.36)

 

 > 5

34,363

33,824 (50.31)

539 (45.64)

 

Timing

< 0.001

 Weekday Business Hours

18,233

17,931 (26.65)

302 (25.57)

 

 Weekday Evening Hours

17,772

17,412 (24.88)

360 (30.48)

 

 Weekday Night Hours

10,608

10,400 (15.46)

208 (17.61)

 

 Weekend

21,848

21,537 (32.01)

311 (26.33)

 

24 Hour Repeat Visits

< 0.001

 No Repeat Visits

67,308

66,192 (98.38)

1116 (94.50)

 

 Repeat Visit

1153

1088 (1.62)

65 (5.50)

 

48 Hour Repeat Visits

< 0.01

 No Repeat Visits

66,324

65,240 (96.97)

1084 (91.79)

 

 Repeat Visit

2137

2040 (3.03)

97 (8.21)

 
  1. LWCET indicates leaving without complete evaluation and treatment; AA African American, AI American Indian, ED Emergency Department
  2. *P-values were produced by Chi-squared tests