PEDSnet Database Version 2023.12

Data Summary

N = 13,876,553

Summary Variables N
Total Outpatient/ED Visits 195,194,092
Total Hospitalizations 5,025,813


Table 1. Patient Characteristics

Characteristic Active (visit in 2023) Overall
N = 4,468,474 N = 13,876,553
Age at First Visit (in years)
0 2,175,539 (48.7%) 4,547,140 (32.8%)
1 - 4 1,012,099 (22.6%) 3,120,232 (22.5%)
5 - 11 773,216 (17.3%) 3,044,874 (21.9%)
12 - 17 311,623 (7.0%) 1,895,856 (13.7%)
18 - 24 39,871 (0.9%) 307,048 (2.2%)
25+ 156,126 (3.5%) 931,905 (6.7%)
Mean 4.5 7.5
Median [Q1, Q3] 1.1 [0.0, 6.0] 3.7 [0.4, 11.1]
Age at Last Visit (in years)
0 257,348 (5.8%) 885,406 (6.4%)
1 - 4 947,871 (21.2%) 2,644,874 (19.1%)
5 - 11 1,479,854 (33.1%) 3,872,092 (27.9%)
12 - 17 1,196,521 (26.8%) 3,668,533 (26.4%)
18 - 24 362,593 (8.1%) 1,598,712 (11.5%)
25+ 224,287 (5.0%) 1,177,438 (8.5%)
Mean 11.0 12.5
Median [Q1, Q3] 9.7 [4.6, 15.3] 11.1 [4.9, 17.1]
Duration of Follow-up (in years)
Mean 6.4 5.0
Median [Q1, Q3] 5.2 [1.8, 10.1] 3.2 [0.3, 8.2]
Duration of Follow-up for All Chronic Patients (in years)*
Mean 7.9 7.2
Median [Q1, Q3] 6.9 [3.2, 12.0] 6.0 [2.5, 11.3]
Year of Cohort Entry
Mean 2017 2014
Median [Q1, Q3] 2018 [2013, 2021] 2015 [2011, 2019]
Institution
CCHMC 427,552 (9.6%) 1,063,343 (7.7%)
CHOP 591,910 (13.2%) 1,617,051 (11.7%)
Colorado 341,650 (7.6%) 1,399,532 (10.1%)
Lurie 242,967 (5.4%) 956,026 (6.9%)
National 550,306 (12.3%) 1,634,804 (11.8%)
Nationwide 411,764 (9.2%) 1,114,044 (8.0%)
Nemours 549,410 (12.3%) 1,795,410 (12.9%)
Seattle 137,217 (3.1%) 809,692 (5.8%)
Stanford 274,074 (6.1%) 839,141 (6.0%)
Texas 941,624 (21.1%) 2,647,510 (19.1%)
Sex
Female 2,247,229 (50.3%) 7,000,157 (50.4%)
Male 2,220,333 (49.7%) 6,860,866 (49.4%)
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native 13,331 (0.3%) 36,059 (0.3%)
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 262,455 (5.9%) 706,486 (5.1%)
Black/African American 793,084 (17.7%) 2,124,505 (15.3%)
White 2,352,962 (52.7%) 7,385,693 (53.2%)
Multiple race 175,488 (3.9%) 437,934 (3.2%)
Other** 603,123 (13.5%) 1,963,003 (14.1%)
Unknown 268,031 (6.0%) 1,222,873 (8.8%)
Ethnicity
Yes 965,523 (21.6%) 2,701,494 (19.5%)
No 3,109,036 (69.6%) 9,263,536 (66.8%)
Other/Unknown 393,915 (8.8%) 1,911,523 (13.8%)
Medical Complexity (PMCA)
Complex Chronic (malignant, progressive, or 2+ body systems) 403,334 (9.0%) 637,746 (4.6%)
Noncomplex Chronic 599,873 (13.4%) 1,043,825 (7.5%)
No Chronic Disorders 3,465,267 (77.5%) 12,165,484 (87.7%)

*Chronic refers to patients who were flagged as “Complex Chronic” or “Noncomplex Chronic” using PMCA.

**Other refers to the following responses from the EHR: “Other” or “Refuse to answer”.


Table 2. Selected Health Conditions

Health Conditions N Prevalence per 10,000 patients in database
Appendicitis 94,589 68
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 25,892 19
Asthma 1,241,390 895
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia 31,627 23
Brain tumor 32,547 23
Chronic Granulomatous Disease 479 0
Cystic Fibrosis 13,137 9
Duchenne muscular dystrophy 11,510 8
Inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative Colitis + Crohn’s Disease) 41,362 30
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura 2,845 2
Leukemia + Lymphoma 43,181 31
Lyme Disease 23,758 17
Sickle Cell Anemia 20,415 15
Seizure Disorder 411,099 296
Type 1 Diabetes 77,869 56