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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 1;66(4):e72–e79. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000200

Table 3.

Health Care Utilization Per Patient

First Year of Antiretroviral Therapy
2006–2008 Cohort (n=186) 2003–2004 Cohort (n=218) p-value
Mean Utilization (95% CI) Median Utilization (IQR) Mean Utilization (95% CI) Median Utilization (IQR)
Number of days in care 356.9 (290.4, 423.4) 365.0 (365.0, 365.0) 304.6 (69.6, 539.6) 365.0 (365.0, 365.0) <0.0001
Laboratory Tests
ALT and AST 1.3 (0.0, 3.1) 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 1.5 (0.0, 3.0) 2.0 (1.0, 2.0) 0.0007
Creatinine 1.3 (0.0, 3.1) 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 1.5 (0.0, 3.0) 2.0 (1.0, 2.0) 0.0007
Complete blood counts 1.2 (0.0, 2.9) 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 1.2 (0.0, 2.8) 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 0.8983
CD4 cell counts 1.2 (0.0, 2.6) 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 1.0 (0.0, 2.3) 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) <0.0001
Viral load tests 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 1.0000
Chest radiographs 0.1 (0.0, 1.0) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.4 (0.0, 1.7) 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) <0.0001
HIV Visits
Total HIV visits 11.8 (5.6, 18.0) 12.0 (10.0, 14.0) 12.0 (2.1, 21.9) 13.0 (10.0, 15.0) 0.0013
Physician ART visits 9.8 (3.6, 16.0) 10.0 (8.0, 11.0) 5.1 (0.0, 11.5) 4.0 (3.0, 7.0) <0.0001
Nurse ART visits 3.0 (0.0, 6.6) 3.0 (1.0, 4.0) 7.9 (0.0, 16.6) 9.0 (5.0, 11.0) <0.0001
Pharmacist ART visits 11.8 (5.6, 18.0) 12.0 (10.0, 14.0) 12.0 (2.1, 21.9) 13.0 (10.0, 15.0) 0.0013
Second Year of Antiretroviral Therapy
2006–2008 Cohort (n=178)* 2003–2004 Cohort (n=169)* p-value
Mean Utilization (95% CI) Median Utilization (IQR) Mean Utilization (95% CI) Median Utilization (IQR)
Number of days in care 343.6 (204.7, 482.5) 365.0 (365.0, 365.0) 347.0 (228.8, 465.1) 365.0 (365.0, 365.0) 0.5812
Laboratory Tests
ALT and AST 0.4 (0.0, 1.8) 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) 1.8 (0.2, 3.5) 2.0 (1.0, 2.0) <0.0001
Creatinine 0.4 (0.0, 1.8) 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) 1.8 (0.1, 3.4) 2.0 (1.0, 2.0) <0.0001
Complete blood counts 0.8 (0.0, 2.6) 1.0 (0.0, 1.0) 2.1 (0.4, 3.7) 2.0 (2.0, 3.0) <0.0001
CD4 cell counts 0.9 (0.0, 2.5) 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) 2.0 (0.4, 3.6) 2.0 (2.0, 2.0) <0.0001
Viral load tests 0.0 (0.0, 0.2) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.00 (0.0, 0.0) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.3327
Chest radiographs 0.0 (0.0, 0.5) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.1 (0.0, 0.8) 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.0766
HIV Visits
Total HIV visits 7.2 (0.1, 14.2) 7.0 (4.0, 10.0) 12.2 (6.2, 18.2) 13.0 (12.0, 14.0) <0.0001
Physician ART visits 4.5 (0.0, 10.4) 4.0 (2.0, 7.0) 5.2 (0.2, 10.1) 5.0 (4.0, 6.0) 0.0110
Nurse ART visits 2.6 (0.0, 6.9) 3.0 (0.0, 4.0) 7.1 (2.0, 12.2) 8.0 (6.0, 9.0) <0.0001
Pharmacist ART visits 7.2 (0.1, 14.2) 7.0 (4.0, 10.0) 12.2 (6.2, 18.2) 13.0 (12.0, 14.0) <0.0001