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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Children with High-Level Polypharmacya in 2017 by Foster Care Status Compared to Children in Medicaid

From: High-level psychotropic polypharmacy: a retrospective comparison of children in foster care to their peers on Medicaid

Characteristics

Children with High-Level Polypharmacy

 
 

Foster Care

Medicaidb

p

Number of children

417

1823

 

cAge (years)

13.00 [11.00, 16.00]

12.00 [10.00, 15.00]

< 0.001

Age Category 6–11 years n (%)

132 (31.7)

724 (39.7)

0.003

Male n (%)

271 (65.0)

1260 (69.1)

0.115

Race/Ethnicity n (%)

< 0.001

 White, non-Hispanic

206 (49.4)

1246 (68.3)

 

 Black, non-Hispanic

34 (8.2)

129 (7.1)

 

 Hispanic

9 (2.2)

29 (1.6)

 

 dOther non-Hispanic

11 (2.6)

41 (2.2)

 

 Not Provided

157 (37.6)

378 (20.7)

 

 Non-metropolitan n (%)

161 (39.1)

742 (40.8)

0.559

  1. Note. IQR Intra-quartile range
  2. aall children were prescribed at least 1 APM; bChildren receiving Medicaid who are not in foster care; c (median [IQR]); dOther races/ethnicities: American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and other race