Table 1 Healthcare resource use in 2 years by gender and age
Gender | MEN | WOMEN | p-value M vs. W | TOTAL | p-value Age | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18-34 (n = 10) | 35-44 (n = 9) | 45-54 (n = 23) | 55-64 (n = 26) | > 65 (n = 12) | Total (n = 80) | 18-34 (n = 47) | 35-44 (n = 54) | 45-54 (n = 173) | 55-64 (n = 129) | > 65 (n = 65) | Total (n = 468) | 18-34 (n = 57) | 35-44 (n = 63) | 45-54 (n = 196) | 55-64 (n = 155) | > 65 (n = 77) | Total (n = 548) | ||
Specialist visits | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6 | 5.9 | NS | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 0.002 |
Diagnostic tests | 2 (20) | 3 (33.3) | 1 (4.3) | 5 (19.2) | 0 (0) | 11 (13.8) | 7 (14.9) | 4 (7.4) | 19 (11) | 9 (7) | 7 (10.8) | 46 (9.8) | 9 (15.8) | 7 (11.1) | 20 (10.2) | 14 (9) | 7 (9.1) | 57 (10.4) | NS | |
ED visits | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.5) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.9) | NS | |
Hospitalizations | 0 (0) | 2 (22.2) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | 2 (4.3) | 5 (9.3) | 11 (6.4) | 3 (2.3) | 1 (1.5) | 22 (4.7) | 2 (3.5) | 7 (11.1) | 12 (6.1) | 4 (2.6) | 1 (1.3) | 26 (4.7) | 0.044 | |