Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics: HEDIS Drug Disease Interaction (Rx-DIS) Exposure by Condition
| Variables | Overall Rx-DIS | Dementia Rx-DIS | Fall Rx-DIS | CRF Rx-DIS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (N=258,560) |
Yes (N=46,481) |
No (N=105,158) |
Yes (N=26,650) |
No (N=45,587) |
Yes (N=8,806) |
No Rx-DIS (N=141,113) |
Yes (N=13,165) |
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Demographic Characteristics |
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| Age [Mean (SD)] |
79.5 (5.7) | 78.5 (5.9) | 79.5 (5.8) | 78.5 (5.9) | 78.7 (6.5) | 77.7 (6.4) | 77.5 (6.1) | 76.3 (6.0) | |
| Sex: Male | 253,897 (98.2) | 42,216 (97.3) | 102,832 (97.9) | 25,884 (97.1) | 43,726 (95.9) | 8,371 (95.1) | 139,733 (99.0) | 13,020 (98.9) | |
| Race: White | 176,514 (68.3) | 33,017 (71.0) | 70,803 (67.4) | 18,907 (71.0) | 34,574 (75.8) | 6,890 (78.3) | 94,682 (67.1) | 8,802 (66.9) | |
| African American |
27,445 (10.6) | 5,323 (11.4) | 10,399 (9.9) | 2,620 (9.8) | 4,071 (8.9) | 786 (8.9) | 17,837 (12.6) | 2,176 (16.5) | |
| Hispanic | 10,924 (4.2) | 2,940 (6.3) | 5,432 (5.2) | 1,835 (6.9) | 2,219 (4.9) | 556 (6.3) | 5147 (3.7) | 722 (5.5) | |
| Other | 3,695 (1.4) | 670 (1.4) | 1,391 (1.3) | 345 (1.3) | 697 (1.5) | 137 (1.6) | 2,122 (1.5) | 214 (1.6) | |
| Missing | 39,982 (15.5) | 4,531 (9.8) | 17,054 (16.2) | 2,943 (11.0) | 4,026 (8.8) | 433 (4.9) | 21,316 (15.1) | 1,251 (9.5) | |
| Marital Status: Married |
89,680 (34.8) | 17.362 (37.5) | 69,535 (66.4) | 17,427 (65.6) | 25,324 (55.7) | 4,762 (54.3) | 92,087 (65.5) | 7,999 (60.9) | |
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Health Status Factors |
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| Unique Medications (Mean [SD]) |
8.1 (4.9) | 11.6 (5.5) | 8.1 (4.9) | 11.6 (5.5) | 10.3 (5.8) | 13.3 (5.9) | 9.8 (5.3) | 11.6 (5.5) | |
| Selim Physical (Mean [SD]) |
4.3 (2.4) | 4.9 (2.5) | 3.7 (2.3) | 4.6 (2.5) | 5.2 (2.6) | 5.5 (2.7) | 4.7 (2.4) | 5.2 (2.4) | |
| Selim Mental: 0 | 192,019 (74.3) | 26,367 (56.7) | 66,229 (63.0) | 13,453 (50.4) | 30,958 (67.9) | 3,600 (40.9) | 114,289 (81.0) | 10,091 (76.6) | |
| 1 | 48,815 (18.9) | 12,681 (27.3) | 27,536 (26.2) | 8,360 (31.4) | 10,358 (22.7) | 2,908 (33.0) | 20,348 (14.4) | 2,157 (16.4) | |
| 2 or more | 17,726 (6.9) | 7,433 (16.0) | 11,314 (10.8) | 4,837 (18.2) | 4,271 (9.4) | 2,294 (26.1) | 6,467 (4.6) | 917 (7.0) | |
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Access to Care Factors |
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| Copay Status:+ | |||||||||
| Exempt | 182,941 (70.8) | 37,567 (80.8) | 75,418 (71.8) | 21,334 (80.0) | 36,812 (80.8) | 7,747 (88.0) | 98,629 (69.9) | 10,411 (79.1) | |
| Geriatric Care: | |||||||||
| Yes | 16,401 (6.3) | 3,519 (7.6) | 11,434 (10.9) | 2,337 (8.8) | 4,131 (9.1) | 1,061 (12.0) | 5,757 (4.1) | 412 (3.1) | |
| Primary Care: | |||||||||
| 0–1 Visits | 42,860 (16.5) | 4,813 (10.3) | 21,597 (20.6) | 3,088 (11.6) | 4,797 (10.5) | 712 (8.1) | 20,217 (14.3) | 1,134 (8.6) | |
| 2–4 Visits | 131,751 (51.0) | 20,948 (45.1) | 52,691 (50.1) | 12,236 (45.9) | 19,372 (42.5) | 3,198 (36.3) | 72,114 (51.1) | 6,215 (47.2) | |
| 5+ Visits | 83,949 (32.5) | 20,720 (44.6) | 30,791 (29.3) | 11,326 (42.5) | 21,418 (47.0) | 4,892 (55.6) | 48,773 (34.6) | 5,816 (44.2) | |
+
.02% not classified
CRF: Chronic Renal Failure
Rx-DIS: Drug Disease Interaction
All comparisons significant (p< .01) except comparisons by marital status for dementia and falls Rx-DIS and gender for chronic renal failure Rx-DIS