Table 3.
Costly Medical Service Utilization and Recovery Status in Borderline Patients over a Decade of Prospective Follow-up
| Patients Who Ever Recovered BPD | Patients Who Never Recovered from BPD | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Yr FU (N=148) | 8 Yr FU (N=144) | 10 Yr FU (N=142) | 12 Yr FU (N=141) | 14 Yr FU (N=138) | 16 Yr FU (N=134) | 6 Yr FU (N=116) | 8 Yr FU (N=111) | 10 Yr FU (N=107) | 12 Yr FU (N=103) | 14 Yr FU (N=100) | 16 Yr FU (N=97) | RRR Group Time | 95 % CI Group Time | |
| ER Visits and Medical Hospitalizations | ||||||||||||||
| Medical ER Visit | 51.4 (N=76) | 43.1 (N=62) | 46.5 (N=66) | 45.4 (N=64) | 47.1 (N=65) | 38.8 (N=52) | 66.4 (N=77) | 60.4 (N=67) | 56.1 (N=60) | 53.4 (N=55) | 65.0 (N=65) | 63.9 (N=62) | 0.76** 0.92* |
0.66, 0.87 0.81, 1.05 |
| Medical hospitalization | 16.2 (N=24) | 22.2 (N=32) | 14.8 (N=21) | 14.9 (N=21) | 22.5 (N=31) | 17.2 (N=23) | 37.9 (N=44) | 34.2 (N=38) | 30.8 (N=33) | 36.9 (N=38) | 35.0 (N=35) | 40.2 (N=39) | 0.52** 1.09* |
0.40, 0.68 0.85, 1.40 |
| Both ER visit and hospitalization | 14.2 (N=21) | 16.0 (N=23) | 12.7 (N=18) | 12.8 (N=18) | 17.4 (N=24) | 11.2 (N=15) | 34.5 (N=40) | 32.4 (N=36) | 25.2 (N=27) | 25.2 (N=26) | 33.0 (N=33) | 36.1 (N=35) | 0.48** 1.00* |
0.35, 0.65 0.75, 1.34 |
| Imaging Studies and Procedures | ||||||||||||||
| X-ray | 28.4 (N=42) | 22.9 (N=33) | 25.4 (N=36) | 23.4 (N=33) | 23.9 (N=33) | 23.1 (N=31) | 44.0 (N=51) | 46.0 (N=51) | 41.1 (N=44) | 53.4 (N=55) | 45.0 (N=45) | 51.6 (N=50) | 0.54** 1.05* |
0.43, 0.68 0.87, 1.26 |
| Ultrasound | 29.7 (N=44) | 33.3 (N=48) | 30.3 (N=43) | 27.7 (N=39) | 37.0 (N=51) | 29.8 (N=40) | 37.1 (N=43) | 29.7 (N=33) | 29.9 (N=32) | 33.0 (N=34) | 36.0 (N=36) | 41.2 (N=40) | 0.93* 1.13* |
0.74, 1.15 0.91, 1.41 |
| CT scan | 12.8 (N=19) | 11.8 (N=17) | 11.3 (N=16) | 16.3 (N=23) | 24.6 (N=34) | 17.2 (N=23) | 24.1 (N=28) | 23.4 (N=26) | 31.8 (N=34) | 39.8 (N=41) | 33.0 (N=33) | 38.1 (N=37) | 0.54** 1.71** |
0.41, 0.72 1.30, 2.26 |
| MRI scan | 21.6 (N=32) | 12.5 (N=18) | 22.5 (N=32) | 19.9 (N=28) | 28.3 (N=39) | 32.1 (N=43) | 25.9 (N=30) | 27.9 (N=31) | 33.6 (N=36) | 37.9 (N=39) | 40.0 (N=40) | 44.3 (N=43) | 0.71** 1.84** |
0.55, 0.91 1.44, 2.34 |
| Colonoscopy | 4.0 (N=6) | 4.2 (N=6) | 4.2 (N=6) | 2.8 (N=4) | 7.2 (N=10) | 9.0 (N=12) | 5.2 (N=6) | 5.4 (N=6) | 4.7 (N=5) | 2.9 (N=3) | 17.0 (N=17) | 22.7 (N=22) | 0.52* 4.41** |
0.32, 0.86 2.40, 8.11 |
*
P-level results NS
**
P-level results <0.0063
Abbreviations: ER = emergency room, CT scan = computed tomography scan, MRI scan = magnetic resonance imaging scan