Table 5.
Healthcare service utilization (N = 2,145)
| Healthcare Service (N = 2,145) | Long-acting (N = 244) | Pre-mixed (N = 118) | Rapid-acting (N = 997) | Intensive (N = 786) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalization | ||||
| Patients hospitalized during the first year, n (%) | 80 (32.8) | 65 (55.1) | 952 (95.5) | 691 (87.9) |
| N of hospitalizations per patient | ||||
| Mean (±SD) | 2.2 (±1.9) | 2.1 (±1.5) | 2.7 (±1.9) | 2.4 (±1.6) |
| Median | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Length of stay, days | ||||
| Mean (±SD) | 20.8 (±27.8) | 20.7 (±20.9) | 28.0 (±29.2) | 27.3 (±23.8) |
| Median | 14.3 | 16.0 | 18.8 | 21.0 |
| Patients re-hospitalized, n (%) | 38 (47.5) | 37 (56.9) | 747 (78.5) | 497 (71.9) |
| Days between two hospitalizations | ||||
| Mean (±SD) | 103.8 (±101.7) | 161.8 (±97.4) | 109.3 (±83.9) | 104.1 (±82.7) |
| Median | 63.5 | 159.5 | 87.0 | 80.0 |
| Outpatient visits | ||||
| Mean (±SD) | 20.4 (±25.7) | 26.1 (±40.4) | 19.9 (±23.5) | 22.5 (±26.3) |
| Median | 14.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 |
| Emergency room visits | ||||
| Number of visits (all patients) | ||||
| Mean (±SD) | 0.0 (±0.0) | 0.0 (±0.2) | 0.0 (±0.2) | 0.1 (±0.6) |
| Median | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |