TABLE 1.
Comparison of Health care Utilization and Comorbidities in the 6 Months Before CD Diagnosis Between COUs and Other Patients
| Variable (N = 47,164) |
Other Patients, N = 45,355 (96.2%) |
Chronic Users, N = 1809 (3.8%) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital admissions | |||
| Mean (SD) | 0.10 (0.39) | 0.27 (0.71) | <0.001 |
| ED Visits | |||
| Mean (SD) | 0.26 (0.73) | 0.72 (1.91) | <0.001 |
| Ab surgeries | |||
| Yes | 512 (1.1) | 73 (4.0) | <0.001 |
| No | 44,843 (98.9) | 1736 (96.0) | |
| Mean (SD) | 0.02 (0.18) | 0.07 (0.41) | <0.001 |
| Endoscopies | |||
| Yes | 10,237 (22.6) | 496 (27.4) | <0.001 |
| No | 35,118 (77.4) | 1313 (72.6) | |
| Mean (SD) | 0.35 (0.75) | 0.46 (0.89) | <0.001 |
| Pain Dx | |||
| Yes | 20,607 (45.4) | 1210 (66.9) | <0.001 |
| No | 24,748 (54.6) | 599 (33.1) | |
| Arthritis Dx | |||
| Yes | 2411 (5.3) | 295 (16.3) | <0.001 |
| No | 42,944 (94.7) | 1514 (83.7) | |
| Mental disorder | |||
| Yes | 5213 (11.5) | 422 (23.3) | <0.001 |
| No | 40,142 (88.5) | 1387 (76.7) | |
| Substance abuse disorder | |||
| Yes | 1214 (2.7) | 174 (9.6) | <0.001 |
| No | 44,141 (97.3) | 1635 (90.4) | |
| Cancer | |||
| Yes | 1628 (3.6) | 109 (6.0) | <0.001 |
| No | 43,727 (96.4) | 1700 (94.0) | |
| Colorectal cancer | |||
| Yes | 248 (0.6) | 26 (1.4) | <0.001 |
| No | 45,107 (99.4) | 1783 (98.6) | |
| Malnutrition | |||
| Yes | 200 (0.4) | 25 (1.4) | <0.001 |
| No | 45,155 (99.6) | 1784 (98.6) | |
| Abcess/fistula | |||
| Yes | 683 (1.51) | 47 (2.60) | <0.001 |
| No | 44,672 (98.49) | 1762 (97.40) | |
| Past opioid use | |||
| Yes | 9355 (20.6) | 1272 (70.3) | <0.001 |
| No | 36,000 (79.4) | 537 (29.7) | |
| Mean milligram morphine equivalents per day | 7.75 (20.16) | 25.36 (28.39) | <0.001 |