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PEDSnet Production Database


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2026-06

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2026-04 - 2026-06

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PEDSnet Common Data Model - ETL Conventions
Created:2026-04
This document provides the ETL processing assumptions and conventions developed by the PEDSnet data partners that a data partner should use to ensure common ETL business rules. This record documents the changes for v6.2 or PEDSnet Database 2026-07.

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PEDSnet production database containing de-identified aggregate electronic healthcare information for ten contributing pediatric healthcare institutions. This database (2026-07) corresponds to Version 6.2 of the PEDSnet data model.


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This database uses the PEDSnet Common Data Model and consists of 24 tables that represent over 16 million patients. PEDSnet’s data network is one of the valuable resources it brings to accelerating the study of child health. The PEDSnet Coordinating Center partners with the informatics teams at each PEDSnet institution to continually assess current network data and strengthen the data infrastructure for a wide range of studies.

PEDSnet Summary Statistics
N = 16,091,123


PEDSnet Database Population
Total Database Population
Active (visit in last 18 months) Overall
N : 5,370,498 N : 16,091,123

Database Population by Collaborating Institution
Institution Active (visit in last 18 months) Overall
chop 671,326 1,849,355
lurie 291,792 1,112,932
nationwide 480,042 1,281,074
cchmc 478,391 1,202,103
stanford 376,675 1,016,710
seattle 259,569 996,955
texas 1,084,924 3,052,751
nemours 677,760 2,114,877
colorado 423,545 1,565,735
national 626,474 1,898,631

Age at first Visit
Age (in years) Active (visit in last 18 months) Overall
0 2,665,703 (49.6 %) 5,248,322 (32.6 %)
1 - 4 1,175,990 (21.9 %) 3,500,227 (21.8 %)
5 - 11 880,339 (16.4 %) 3,554,377 (22.1 %)
12 - 17 379,210 (7.1 %) 2,270,026 (14.1 %)
18 - 24 55,032 (1 %) 365,926 (2.3 %)
25+ 214,224 (4 %) 1,120,025 (7 %)
Mean 4.6 (8.3) 7.6 (10.3)
Median 1.1 [0.0,6.0] 3.7 [0.4,11.4]

Age at Last Visit
Age (in years) Active (visit in last 18 months) Overall
0 324,286 (6 %) 995,845 (6.2 %)
1 - 4 1,095,773 (20.4 %) 2,902,197 (18 %)
5 - 11 1,742,986 (32.5 %) 4,366,214 (27.1 %)
12 - 17 1,444,643 (26.9 %) 4,354,636 (27.1 %)
18 - 24 448,556 (8.4 %) 1,985,160 (12.3 %)
25+ 314,254 (5.9 %) 1,454,851 (9 %)
Mean 11.2 (9.1) 12.8 (10.5)
Median 10.1 [4.8,15.5] 11.6 [5.3,17.4]

Duration of Follow-up (in years)
Active (visit in last 18 months) Overall
Mean 6.6 (5.6) 5.2 (5.5)
Median 5.4 [1.7,10.6] 3.4 [0.5,8.7]

Insurance
Payer Active (visit in last 18 months) Overall
Private 2,839,517 (52.9 %) 8,515,787 (52.9 %)
Medicare/Medicaid 1,962,102 (36.5 %) 5,426,686 (33.7 %)
Other/Unknown 568,879 (10.6 %) 2,148,650 (13.4 %)


Demographics
Sex Active (visit in last 18 months) Overall
Female 2,709,181 (50.4 %) 8,134,757 (50.6 %)
Male 2,660,527 (49.5 %) 7,941,137 (49.4 %)

Race Active (visit in last 18 months) Overall
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 336,694 (6.3 %) 865,397 (5.4 %)
White 2,759,597 (51.4 %) 8,470,282 (52.6 %)
American Indian or Alaska Native 19,149 (0.4 %) 57,047 (0.4 %)
Other** 927,315 (17.3 %) 2,721,484 (16.9 %)
Unknown 141,676 (2.6 %) 941,778 (5.9 %)
Multiple race 289,033 (5.4 %) 632,820 (3.9 %)
Black/African American 897,034 (16.7 %) 2,402,315 (14.9 %)

**Other refers to the following responses from the EHR: "Other" or "Refuse to answer".
Ethnicity Active (visit in last 18 months) Overall
Other/Unknown 517,802 (9.6 %) 2,189,567 (13.6 %)
Not Hispanic/Latinx 3,643,939 (67.9 %) 10,628,210 (66.1 %)
Hispanic/Latinx 1,208,757 (22.5 %) 3,273,346 (20.3 %)


Prevalence of Common Health Conditions
Health Condition N Prevalence per 10,000 patients in database
Appendicitis 113,891 71
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 29,324 18
Asthma 1,438,702 894
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia 39,295 24
Brain tumor 37,882 24
Chronic Granulomatous Disease 536 0
Cystic Fibrosis 13,710 9
12,748 8
49,703 31
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura 3,166 2
Leukemia + Lymphoma 51,627 32
Lyme Disease 27,839 17
22,801 14
Seizure Disorder 479,412 298
91,709 57



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VersionDateSummary
2026-11-04 12:44:56
V6.3
2026-11-04 11:52:59
V6.2
2026-05-08 08:19:54
V6.1
2025-11-10 14:37:03
V6.0
2025-09-04 10:30:45
V5.9
2025-09-04 10:21:31
V5.8
2025-05-09 11:29:39
V5.7
2025-05-05 13:27:19
V5.6
2025-05-05 13:24:15
V5.5
2025-05-05 13:19:19
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