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. 2016 Jul 12;4(1):1258. doi: 10.13063/2327-9214.1258

Table 3.

Clusters Within the Top 25th Percentile of Costs (% with Characteristic) (N = 1,512)

CLUSTER
Characteristic 1
N=244
2
N=141
3
N=96
4
N=89
5
N=128
6
N=219
7
N=499
8
N=96

Fair/poor health 0%* 24%** 74%** 100%** 11%* 0%* 1%* 32%**

Condition interferes with daily activity 23%* 100%** 92%** 22%* 31% 12%* 0%* 61%**

Current prescription medication 89%** 58%* 96%** 79%** 52%* 88%** 36%* 56%*

1+ chronic condition 100%** 0%* 91%** 78%** 0%* 74%** 0%* 35%**

Reported financial constraint 9%* 10%* 59%** 9%* 4%* 9%* 2%* 100%**

3+ on PHQ2 3%* 12%** 44%** 10% 6%* 4%* 2%* 28%**

Prior year ED use 17% 0%* 71%** 9%* 100%** 12%* 0%* 19%

Prior year admission 6% 4%* 51%** 1%* 22%** 3%* 2%* 0%*

No insurance >8 months in prior year 0%* 39% 19%* 55%** 34%* 100%** 25%* 99%**
DESCRIPTORS, NOT INCLUDED IN CLUSTERING ALGORITHM
Age group
  0–18 0%* 6%** 0%* 0%* 6%** 0%* 8%** 0%*
  19–34 14%* 21% 11%* 7%* 31%** 11%* 26%** 22%
  35–54 27%* 35% 40%** 43%** 42%** 35% 36% 30%*
  55+ 58%** 38% 47%** 51%** 20%* 54%** 29%* 48%**

Female gender 59%* 67% 66% 63% 70%** 62% 68% 60%*

Plan type
  DHMO 36% 30%* 35% 30%* 42%** 31%* 37% 40%**
  HDHP 24% 21%* 17%* 21%* 25% 23% 30%** 18%*
  HMO 40% 49%** 48%** 48%** 33%* 46%** 33%* 43%

Note:

*

Below population average 99% CL.

**

Above population average 99% CL.