Comparison of top 10 diagnoses between non-homeless and homeless children under 16 years attending ED*
| Rank | Non-homeless n=1500 | Homeless n=3138 | P value | ||||||
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | ||||
| 1 | Injury | 448 | 29.9 | 27.6 to 32.3 | Injury | 594 | 19 | 17.6 to 20.4 | χ2 (17)=175 N=4632 p<0.001 |
| 2 | Resp viral | 139 | 9.3 | 7.9 to 10.8 | Resp viral | 475 | 15.2 | 14 to 16.5 | |
| 3 | Other viral | 135 | 9 | 7.7 to 10.6 | Other viral | 279 | 8.9 | 8 to 10 | |
| 4 | Infection | 88 | 5.9 | 4.8 to 7.2 | Wheezing | 268 | 8.6 | 7.6 to 9.6 | |
| 5 | Well child | 84 | 5.6 | 4.6 to 6.9 | Gastro | 263 | 8.4 | 7.5 to 9.4 | |
| 6 | Gastro | 78 | 5.2 | 4.2 to 6.4 | Infection | 194 | 6.2 | 5.4 to 7.1 | |
| 7 | RTI | 73 | 4.9 | 3.9 to 6.1 | Injury review | 190 | 6.1 | 5.3 to 7 | |
| 8 | Wheezing | 71 | 4.7 | 3.8 to 5.9 | RTI | 186 | 5.9 | 5.2 to 6.8 | |
| 9 | Injury review | 53 | 3.5 | 2.7 to 4.6 | Well child | 134 | 4.3 | 3.6 to 5 | |
| 10 | Seizure | 32 | 2.1 | 1.5 to 3 | Constipation | 55 | 1.8 | 1.1 to 1.9 | |
| None—DNW | 50 | 3.3 | 2.5 to 4.4 | None—DNW | 143 | 4.6 | 3.9 to 5.4 | ||
Resp viral=viral respiratory tract infection, including upper respiratory tract infection and croup, excluding wheezing. Well child=no identifiable illness or injury. Gastro=viral gastroenteritis. Wheezing=bronchiolitis/viral wheeze/asthma. Bacterial infection=non-respiratory bacterial infection.
*Diagnoses were derived from reviewing clinical notes, not a hospital coding system.
DNW, did not wait; RTI, bacterial respiratory tract infection.