Health Data Report: Female Asthma Patients (Ages 18–30)

Driving Question

This website looks female patients aged 18–30 with asthma across all admission types. We hypothesize that women in this age group with asthma experience a higher rate of inconclusive or abnormal test results compared to men. This study aims to identify whether diagnostic disparities exist and if they vary systematically across different healthcare insurance networks.

Statistical Summary

Total Patients

420

Average Age

51.44

Total Billing

$11,052,310

Average Bill

$26,315

Patient Records

Displaying 38 results

Age Gender Blood Type Medication Test Results Insurance AdmissionType
25 Female AB+ Lipitor Abnormal Medicare Elective
26 Female B- Ibuprofen Abnormal Medicare Emergency
27 Female B- Ibuprofen Inconclusive Aetna Elective
18 Female AB+ Lipitor Inconclusive Blue Cross Urgent
26 Female AB+ Penicillin Inconclusive Blue Cross Urgent
29 Female B+ Paracetamol Inconclusive Cigna Urgent
22 Female O+ Aspirin Inconclusive Aetna Elective
30 Female O+ Ibuprofen Abnormal Medicare Emergency
18 Female A+ Penicillin Normal UnitedHealthcare Emergency
19 Female B- Lipitor Abnormal Medicare Emergency
21 Female O- Aspirin Abnormal Aetna Elective
21 Female O- Lipitor Abnormal Aetna Elective
22 Female B+ Penicillin Abnormal Cigna Emergency
29 Female B- Ibuprofen Normal Cigna Emergency
18 Female B- Aspirin Normal Blue Cross Emergency
21 Female O+ Aspirin Normal Aetna Emergency
20 Female O- Ibuprofen Inconclusive Medicare Emergency
21 Female O+ Penicillin Normal Aetna Elective
21 Female B- Ibuprofen Inconclusive Blue Cross Emergency
26 Female B+ Aspirin Normal Cigna Emergency
27 Female AB- Penicillin Normal Medicare Urgent
28 Female O+ Aspirin Abnormal Medicare Elective
30 Female A+ Paracetamol Normal Aetna Elective
29 Female O- Penicillin Normal Medicare Urgent
30 Female B- Aspirin Abnormal Aetna Elective
29 Female AB- Ibuprofen Normal Aetna Urgent
27 Female AB+ Aspirin Normal Aetna Urgent
27 Female O- Aspirin Normal Blue Cross Emergency
25 Female B+ Ibuprofen Inconclusive Medicare Elective
27 Female O- Penicillin Normal UnitedHealthcare Emergency
19 Female A- Ibuprofen Inconclusive Medicare Emergency
18 Female B- Aspirin Abnormal UnitedHealthcare Elective
20 Female O+ Paracetamol Abnormal Medicare Emergency
23 Female B+ Lipitor Inconclusive Cigna Elective
27 Female A- Ibuprofen Inconclusive Aetna Elective
27 Female O+ Paracetamol Inconclusive Blue Cross Urgent
18 Female O- Penicillin Normal UnitedHealthcare Elective
30 Female B- Paracetamol Abnormal Cigna Emergency

Test Results for Male vs Female

Displaying 26 results

Gender InsuranceProvider Test Results Times Occured
Female Aetna Abnormal 3
Female Aetna Inconclusive 3
Female Aetna Normal 5
Male Aetna Abnormal 3
Male Aetna Inconclusive 5
Male Aetna Normal 2
Female Blue Cross Inconclusive 4
Female Blue Cross Normal 2
Male Blue Cross Abnormal 5
Male Blue Cross Inconclusive 1
Male Blue Cross Normal 4
Female Cigna Abnormal 2
Female Cigna Inconclusive 2
Female Cigna Normal 2
Male Cigna Abnormal 3
Male Cigna Inconclusive 5
Female Medicare Abnormal 6
Female Medicare Inconclusive 3
Female Medicare Normal 2
Male Medicare Abnormal 5
Male Medicare Normal 5
Female UnitedHealthcare Abnormal 1
Female UnitedHealthcare Normal 3
Male UnitedHealthcare Abnormal 1
Male UnitedHealthcare Inconclusive 3
Male UnitedHealthcare Normal 1

Findings & Analysis

Based on the data analysis of 38 female asthma patients aged 18-30:

    The average age of patients in this cohort is 24.2 years

    Total healthcare costs for this group reached $11,052,310.30

    Average billing per patient was $26,315.02

Comparative Analysis by Insurance Provider

The data provides a mixed picture of diagnostic outcomes. Among Aetna patients, men recorded more inconclusive results (5 cases) than women (3 cases), while women had a slightly higher number of normal results (5 vs 2). For Blue Cross, women experienced more inconclusive outcomes (4 cases) compared to men (1 case), though men showed more abnormal results (5 vs none reported for women). This supports our hypothesis that women may be more affected by inconclusive testing under certain insurers.

At Cigna, men again reported more inconclusive results (5 cases) than women (2 cases), while abnormal results were slightly higher for men (3 vs 2). Medicare showed both genders with high abnormal results, though females had slightly more (6 vs 5), while inconclusive results were only reported among women (3 cases). UnitedHealthcare revealed the opposite trend: men recorded more inconclusive results (3 vs none among women), while women showed a greater share of normal results (3 vs 1).

Conclusion:Overall, these findings suggest that the hypothesis is only somewhat supported. Women did experience more inconclusive results under Blue Cross and Medicare, but under Aetna, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare the pattern was reversed or more balanced. This indicates that diagnostic disparities do exist, but they vary significantly by insurance provider rather than reflecting an overall gender-based pattern.