Table 2.
All-cause health care resource use among patients with HCV and ALD (cases) and matched patients with HCV and no ALD (comparison)
| Patients with HCV and ALD (Cases) | Patients with HCV and without ALD (Comparison) | Difference | P-value1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N |
1,193 |
1,193 |
|
|
| Inpatient |
|
|
|
|
| Percent with ≥1 hospitalization (1 yr follow-up) |
73.6% |
27.1% |
46.5% |
< .001 |
| Hospital admissions (PPPM) |
|
|
|
< .001 |
| Mean |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
| SD |
0.4 |
0.1 |
|
|
| Median |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
|
| Hospital days (PPPM) |
|
|
|
< .001 |
| Mean |
1.9 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
|
| SD |
2.9 |
0.8 |
|
|
| Median |
0.7 |
0.0 |
|
|
| Outpatient Services2 |
|
|
|
|
| Percent with ≥1 outpatient service (1 yr follow-up) |
99.2% |
96.1% |
3.1% |
< .001 |
| Outpatient office/clinic services (PPPM) |
|
|
|
< .001 |
| Mean |
19.4 |
4.1 |
15.3 |
|
| SD |
24.2 |
4.7 |
|
|
| Median |
10.4 |
2.6 |
|
|
| Pharmacy |
|
|
|
|
| Percent with ≥1 medication dispensed (1 yr follow-up) |
89.8% |
92.0% |
−2.2% |
0.064 |
| Medications dispensed (PPPM) |
|
|
|
0.010 |
| Mean |
5.8 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
|
| SD |
4.5 |
4.3 |
|
|
| Median |
5.2 |
4.6 |
|
|
| Other Services3 |
|
|
|
|
| Percent with at least 1 other resource use claim | 91.3% | 88.4% | 2.9% | 0.025 |
Source: Florida Medicaid database: claims with dates of service between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 2008.
Notes: Percentages are those with the resource use of interest at any time during the year.
1 Calculated with the Fisher Exact 2-tailed test used for comparison of proportions, and the Wilcoxon test for comparison of means.
2 Patients may have received multiple outpatient services on the same day, including hospital outpatient, physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, clinic, or other outpatient services.
3 "Other" services include nursing home, home health, hospice, and other services.
ALD advanced liver disease, HCV hepatitis C virus, PPPM per-patient-per-month.