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Table 2 Emergency department (ED) utilization and demographic characteristics of the study sample by case-control status, Emergency Department Discharge Data, California State Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), 2008–2013

From: Association between emergency department utilization and the risk of child maltreatment in young children

Characteristics

Cases (n = 3772)

Controls (n = 7544)

p-value

N

%

N

%

Number of ED visits under four years of age

 1

1245

33.0

3713

49.2

< 0.001

 2 to 3

1305

34.6

2470

32.7

 4 or more

1222

32.4

1361

18.0

Sex

 Female

2033

53.9

4048

53.7

0.81

 Male

1739

46.1

3496

46.3

Race/Ethnicity

 White

1156

30.7

1686

22.4

< 0.001

 Black or African American

514

13.6

859

11.4

 Hispanic

1846

48.9

4269

56.6

 Asian/Pacific Islander

97

2.6

393

5.2

 Other

159

4.2

337

4.5

Insurance Type

 Private insurance

766

20.3

2102

27.9

< 0.001

 Public insurance

2617

69.4

4654

61.7

 Uninsured

389

10.3

788

10.5

Area of residency

 Urban

2069

54.9

4717

62.5

< 0.001

 Rural

1703

45.2

2827

37.5