Table 2.
Variable | Low Utilization | High Utilization | Odds Ratio [95% CI] | P Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Inpatient & outpatient medical expenditures | $0 - 603 | $4,133 - 359,084 | 1.33 [1.01, 1.77] | 0.047 |
Pharmaceutical payments | $0 - 33 | $482 - 15,154 | 1.35 [1.04, 1.75] | 0.023 |
Opioid payments | $0 - 5 | $186 - 15,154 | 1.43 [1.10, 1.85] | 0.0072 |
Opioid prescriptions filled | 0 - 1 | 10 - 58 | 1.39 [1.09, 1.78] | 0.0091 |
Office visits | 0 - 2 | 8 - 77 | 1.44 [1.12, 1.85] | 0.0049 |
Hospitalizations | 0 | 3 - 28 | 1.55 [1.19, 2.03] | 0.0012 |
ER visits | 0 | 1 - 6 | 1.07 [0.79, 1.44] | 0.66 |
Pain injections | 0 | 1 - 9 | 1.10 [0.85, 1.43] | 0.48 |