California SCDC Data, 2005: Map and Figures
On This Page
The SCDC program monitors and reports on the health of people with sickle cell disease (SCD) over time. The map and figures below represent 2005 data on number of patients, hospitalizations, and emergency department (ED) visits for SCD in California (CA). Click below each map or figure to download data.
The patients included in these data met at least one of the following criteria:
- Born in 2005 and reported by the state newborn screening program with a confirmed diagnosis of SCD
- Received care at one of the state’s hemoglobinopathy specialty treatment centers during 2004-2008 and had a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of SCD. The specialty treatment centers were:
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
- University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
- Three or more healthcare visits (outpatient, hospital admission, ED visit) with an SCD ICD-9-CM code between January 1, 2004-December 31, 2008
Key Terms
- Age: the patient’s age on December 31, 2005
- Hospital admissions: direct hospital admissions and hospital admissions that originated in the ED
- 30-day hospital readmissions: hospital or ED admission within 30 days of discharge from the initial hospital admission
- ED visits: ED visits that resulted in a release after treatment
- 30-day ED readmissions: hospital or ED admission within 30 days of discharge from the initial ED visit
Map 1: Number of patients by county of residence
View data table
| County | Total Number of patients |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 1985 |
| Alameda | 536 |
| San Bernardino | 425 |
| Sacramento | 329 |
| San Diego | 297 |
| Riverside | 284 |
| Contra Costa | 274 |
| Solano | 164 |
| San Francisco | 140 |
| San Joaquin | 131 |
| Orange | 122 |
| Fresno | 102 |
| Kern | 51-100 |
| Santa Clara | 51-100 |
| Stanislaus | 21-50 |
| Ventura | 21-50 |
| San Mateo | 21-50 |
| Monterey | 21-50 |
| Merced | 21-50 |
| Tulare | 21-50 |
| Sonoma | 12-20 |
| Yolo | 12-20 |
| Shasta | 12-20 |
| SLO | 1-11 |
| Santa Barbara | 1-11 |
| Kings | 1-11 |
| Marin | 1-11 |
| Madera | 1-11 |
| Placer | 1-11 |
| Butte | 1-11 |
| Siskiyou | 1-11 |
| El Dorado | 1-11 |
| Napa | 1-11 |
| Nevada | 1-11 |
| Santa Cruz | 1-11 |
| Glenn | 1-11 |
| Humboldt | 1-11 |
| Tehama | 1-11 |
| Yuba | 1-11 |
| Calaveras | 1-11 |
| Colusa | 1-11 |
| Del Norte | 1-11 |
| Imperial | 1-11 |
| Lake | 1-11 |
| San Benito | 1-11 |
| Trinity | 1-11 |
| All other counties | 0 |
Figure 1: Age and sex
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 678 | 745 |
| 10-19 | 581 | 585 |
| 20-29 | 567 | 421 |
| 30-39 | 443 | 252 |
| 40-49 | 384 | 224 |
| 50-59 | 186 | 110 |
| 60+ | 78 | 40 |
Figure 2: Total number of hospital admissions
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Patients, total | Admissions, total |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 1423 | 636 |
| 10-19 | 1166 | 1238 |
| 20-29 | 988 | 1920 |
| 30-39 | 695 | 1180 |
| 40-49 | 608 | 1073 |
| 50-59 | 296 | 423 |
| 60+ | 118 | 149 |
Figure 3: Average number of hospital admissions
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Patients, total | Admissions per patient, mean |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 1423 | 0.45 |
| 10-19 | 1166 | 1.06 |
| 20-29 | 988 | 1.94 |
| 30-39 | 695 | 1.70 |
| 40-49 | 608 | 1.76 |
| 50-59 | 296 | 1.43 |
| 60+ | 118 | 1.26 |
Figure 4: Total number of days in the hospital
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Patients, total | Hospital days, total |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 1423 | 2495 |
| 10-19 | 1166 | 6225 |
| 20-29 | 988 | 12326 |
| 30-39 | 695 | 7535 |
| 40-49 | 608 | 6136 |
| 50-59 | 296 | 2572 |
| 60+ | 118 | 1025 |
Figure 5: Average number of days in the hospital
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Patients, total | Total hospital days per patient, mean |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 1423 | 1.75 |
| 10-19 | 1166 | 5.34 |
| 20-29 | 988 | 12.48 |
| 30-39 | 695 | 10.84 |
| 40-49 | 608 | 10.09 |
| 50-59 | 296 | 8.69 |
| 60+ | 118 | 8.69 |
Figure 6: Average length of stay in the hospital
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Admissions, total | Length of stay per admission, mean |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 636 | 3.92 |
| 10-19 | 1238 | 5.03 |
| 20-29 | 1920 | 6.42 |
| 30-39 | 1180 | 6.39 |
| 40-49 | 1073 | 5.72 |
| 50-59 | 423 | 6.08 |
| 60+ | 149 | 6.88 |
Figure 7: 30-day hospital readmissions
View data table
| Age group (in years) | 30-day hospital readmission | No readmission |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 22% | 78% |
| 10-19 | 38% | 62% |
| 20-29 | 47% | 53% |
| 30-39 | 47% | 53% |
| 40-49 | 45% | 55% |
| 50-59 | 34% | 66% |
| 60+ | 24% | 76% |
Figure 8: Hospital admissions that initiated in the ED
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Admissions that initiated in the ED | Direct hospital admission |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 47% | 53% |
| 10-19 | 45% | 55% |
| 20-29 | 77% | 23% |
| 30-39 | 73% | 27% |
| 40-49 | 75% | 25% |
| 50-59 | 68% | 32% |
| 60+ | 66% | 34% |
Figure 9: Payer of hospital admissions
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Medicaid | Medicare | Private insurance | Self-pay | Other |
| <10 | 59% | 0% | 17% | o% | 23% |
| 10-19 | 55% | 0% | 18% | 1% | 26% |
| 20-29 | 59% | 15% | 14% | 4% | 7% |
| 30-39 | 55% | 25% | 13% | 1% | 6% |
| 40-49 | 43% | 32% | 17% | 3% | 4% |
| 50-59 | 35% | 30% | 28% | 3% | 3% |
| 60+ | 26% | 64% | 8% | 1% | 1% |
Figure 10: Total number of ED visits
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Patients, total | ED visits, total |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 1423 | 672 |
| 10-19 | 1166 | 779 |
| 20-29 | 988 | 2701 |
| 30-39 | 695 | 1666 |
| 40-49 | 608 | 1912 |
| 50-59 | 296 | 637 |
| 60+ | 118 | 148 |
Figure 11: Average number of ED visits
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Patients, total | ED visits per patient, mean |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 1423 | 0.47 |
| 10-19 | 1166 | 0.67 |
| 20-29 | 988 | 2.73 |
| 30-39 | 695 | 2.40 |
| 40-49 | 608 | 3.14 |
| 50-59 | 296 | 2.15 |
| 60+ | 118 | 1.25 |
Figure 12: 30-day ED readmissions
View data table
| Age group (in years) | 30-day ED readmission | No readmission |
|---|---|---|
| <10 | 33% | 67% |
| 10-19 | 35% | 65% |
| 20-29 | 68% | 32% |
| 30-39 | 62% | 38% |
| 40-49 | 70% | 30% |
| 50-59 | 64% | 36% |
| 60+ | 54% | 46% |
Figure 13: Payer of ED visits
View data table
| Age group (in years) | Medicaid | Medicare | Private insurance | Self-pay | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <10 | 70% | 0% | 18% | 2% | 10% |
| 10-19 | 60% | 0% | 22% | 7% | 11% |
| 20-29 | 56% | 9% | 18% | 9% | 7% |
| 30-39 | 54% | 9% | 22% | 9% | 5% |
| 40-49 | 31% | 32% | 20% | 10% | 7% |
| 50-59 | 50% | 22% | 15% | 6% | 7% |
| 60+ | 38% | 44% | 9% | 7% | 3% |
Page last reviewed: April 30, 2019
