Table 3 Presenting complaints stratified by patient characteristics for pediatric patients under 16 years of age in Pakistan National Emergency Department Surveillance (n = 22047)
| Â | Disease Spectrum n(%) | Â | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Constitutional | Cardiovascular | Gastrointestinal | Respiratory | Neurological | Musculoskeletal | Injury | Total |
Gender | 4123 | 1358 | 3965 | 2997 | 2815 | 1315 | 8573 | 21777 |
   Male | 2561 (19.1) | 754 (5.6) | 2203 (16.4) | 1657 (12.4) | 1492 (11.1) | 754 (5.6) | 5810 (43.4) | 13396 |
   Female | 1562 (18.6) | 604 (7.2) | 1762 (21) | 1340 (16) | 1323 (15.8) | 561 (6.7) | 2763 (33) | 8381 |
   P-value | NS | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | -- |
Age Group | 4160 | 1391 | 4025 | 3018 | 2825 | 1332 | 8680 | 22047 |
   <5 years | 729 (24.9) | 218 (7.4) | 566 (19.3) | 390 (13.3) | 135 (4.6) | 170 (5.8) | 1126 (38.4) | 2931 |
   5-9 years | 960 (20.0) | 274 (5.7) | 715 (14.9) | 591 (12.3) | 395 (8.2) | 248 (5.2) | 2330 (48.6) | 4790 |
   10-15 years | 2471 (17.2) | 899 (6.3) | 2744 (19.2) | 2037 (14.2) | 2295 (16.0) | 914 (6.4) | 5224 (36.5) | 14326 |
   P-value | < 0.001 | 0.010 | < 0.001 | < 0.01 | < 0.001 | < 0.01 | < 0.001 | -- |
Type of hospital | 4160 | 1391 | 4025 | 3018 | 2825 | 1332 | 8680 | 22047 |
   Public hospital | 3568 (18.3) | 1211 (6.2) | 3358 (17.2) | 2453 (12.6) | 2185 (11.2) | 1220 (6.3) | 8168 (41.9) | 19505 |
   Private hospital | 592 (23.3) | 180 (7.1) | 667 (26.2) | 565 (22.2) | 640 (25.2) | 112 (4.4) | 512 (20.1) | 2542 |
   P-value | <0.001 | 0.089 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | -- |