Understanding the Demographic Predictors and Associated Comorbidities in Children Hospitalized with Conduct Disorder.

To determine the demographic predictors and comorbidities in hospitalized children with conduct disorder. A retrospective analysis was performed using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2012⁻2014). All patients were ≤18 years old and cases with a primary diagnosis of conduct disorder ( = 32,345), and a comparison group with another psychiatric diagnosis ( = 410,479) were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)diagnosis codes.