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- National study of United States emergency department visits for acute pancreatitis, 1993–2003

Table 1
Emergency Department Visits for Acute Pancreatitis in the U.S. by Patient and Hospital Characteristics; 1993–2003.

n
 Cumulative Number of Visits
 95% Confidence Interval
 Average Annual Visit Rate per 10,000 US Population
 95% Confidence Interval
 Average Annual Visit Rate per 10,000 ED Visits
 95% Confidence Interval
Overall (acute pancreatitis in any diagnostic position, without exclusions)
 649
 2,235,000
 1,983,000
 2,487,000
 7.4
 7.0
 7.6
 20.2
 18.0
 22.0
Overall (after imposing exclusion criteria)
 595
 2,052,000
 1,821,000
 2,282,000
 6.8
 6.1
 7.6
 18.5
 16.4
 20.6











Age Group (years)









     
8
 nc*
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
      10–19
10
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
      20–29
69
 234,000
 167,000
 300,000
 5.2
 3.7
 6.6
 12.6
 9.0
 16.2
      30–39
104
 288,000
 220,000
 355,000
 5.5
 4.2
 6.9
 16.7
 12.8
 10.7
      40–49
153
 508,000
 402,000
 615,000
 10.6
 8.4
 12.8
 37.4
 29.5
 45.2
      50–59
92
 346,000
 251,000
 441,000
 10.3
 7.5
 13.1
 39.4
 28.6
 50.2
      60–69
76
 269,000
 189,000
 349,000
 11.0
 7.7
 14.3
 40.1
 28.2
 52.1
      70–79
48
 212,000
 135,000
 289,000
 11.2
 7.1
 15.3
 30.7
 19.5
 41.8
      80+
35
 136,000
 80,000
 192,000
 13.0
 7.7
 18.4
 22.0
 12.9
 31.1











Sex









      Female
265
 954,000
 797,000
 1,110,000
 6.2
 5.2
 7.2
 16.3
 13.6
 18.9
      Male
330
 1,098,000
 945,000
 1,251,000
 7.5
 5.4
 7.6
 21.0
 15.3
 21.3











Race









      White
407
 1,424,000
 1,225,000
 1,624,000
 5.8
 5.0
 6.6
 16.8
 14.5
 19.2
      Black
164
 559,000
 453,000
 666,000
 14.7
 11.9
 17.5
 24.0
 19.4
 28.6
      Other
24
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc
 nc











Ethnicity†









      Hispanic
64
 198,000
 130,000
 266,000
 5.7
 3.7
 7.6
 20.8
 13.7
 28.0
      Non-Hispanic
419
 1,484,000
 1,286,000
 1,683,000
 5.6
 4.8
 6.3
 21.2
 18.4
 24.0











U.S. Region









      Northeast
145
 414,000
 306,000
 521,000
 7.2
 5.3
 9.0
 19.0
 14.1
 23.9
      Midwest
122
 441,000
 343,000
 539,000
 6.3
 4.9
 7.8
 15.6
 12.2
 19.1
      South
187
 740,000
 613,000
 866,000
 7.0
 5.8
 8.2
 18.1
 15.0
 21.2
      West
141
 458,000
 331,000
 584,000
 6.8
 5.0
 8.7
 23.0
 16.6
 29.3











Metropolitan Status









      Metropolitan
526
 1,692,000
 1,466,000
 1,917,000
 7.0
 6.1
 8.0
 19.5
 16.9
 22.1
      Non-metropolitan
69
 360,000
 228,000
 492,000
 5.8
 3.7
 8.0
 15.0
 9.5
 20.5
*Not calculable because sample 30%
†21% sample missing
Table 2
Multivariate Model of Hospital Admission After an Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pancreatitis.
Class of Variable
 Variable
 Odds Ratio
 95% Confidence Interval
Age
 Age (per 10 year increase)
 1.5
 1.3 – 1.8
Gender
 Female
 1.0
 reference

Male
 0.8
 0.4 – 1.3
Race
 Non-White
 1.0
 reference

White
 2.3
 1.2 – 4.6
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic
 1.0
 reference

Hispanic
 1.0
 0.4 – 2.4
Geographic Region
 Northeast
 1.0
 reference

Midwest
 1.6
 0.6 – 3.9

South
 0.8
 0.4 – 1.6

West
 0.8
 0.3 – 1.8
Metropolitan Status
 Non-Metropolitan
 1.0
 reference

Metropolitan
 0.9
 0.7 – 1.3
Insurance Status
 Private
 1.0
 reference

Public
 0.9
 0.6 – 1.3

Other
 0.8
 0.4 – 1.6
Urgency at Triage
 Not urgent
 1.0
 reference

Urgent
 1.5
 0.8 – 3.1

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