Table 1 Demographic information of pediatric patients with eye disease presenting to ophthalmology hospital in the Guangzhou, 2010–2019
Characteristic | 0–3 Yrs N = 10,779(24.2%) | 4–6 Yrs N = 12,523(28.1%) | 7–12 Yrs N = 13,493(30.3%) | 13–17 Yrs N = 7757(17.4%) | Total N = 44,552(100%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Male | 6547(60.7) | 7506(59.9) | 8416(62.4) | 5093(65.7) | 27,562(61.9) |
Female | 4232(39.3) | 5017(40.1) | 5077(37.6) | 2664(34.3) | 16,990(38.1) |
Insurancea | |||||
Public | 4279(39.7) | 5179(41.4) | 5484(40.6) | 2642(34.1) | 17,584(39.5) |
Commercial | 16(0.1) | 33(0.3) | 33(0.2) | 16(0.2) | 98(0.2) |
Self-pay | 6052(56.1) | 6909(55.2) | 7477(55.4) | 4784(61.7) | 25,222(56.6) |
Uninsured | 432(4) | 402(3.2) | 499(3.7) | 315(4.1) | 1648(3.7) |
Region | |||||
North | 51(0.5) | 38(0.3) | 42(0.3) | 24(0.3) | 155(0.3) |
Northeast | 22(0.2) | 46(0.4) | 29(0.2) | 21(0.3) | 118(0.3) |
East | 1351(12.5) | 1505(12.0) | 1734(12.9) | 890(11.5) | 5480(12.3) |
South-central | 1367(12.7) | 1592(12.7) | 1722(12.8) | 852(11.0) | 5533(12.4) |
South | 7246(67.2) | 8621(68.8) | 9129(67.7) | 5484(70.7) | 30,480(68.4) |
Southwest | 666(6.2) | 629(5.0) | 752(5.6) | 433(5.6) | 2480(5.6) |
Northwest | 76(0.7) | 92(0.7) | 85(0.6) | 53(0.7) | 306(0.7) |
Ethnicity | |||||
Han | 10,539(97.8) | 12,261(97.9) | 13,205(97.9) | 7536(97.2) | 43,541(97.7) |
Others | 240(2.2) | 262(2.1) | 288(2.1) | 221(2.8) | 1011(2.3) |