Table 5.

Unadjusted mean (SD) healthcare utilization as a function of group

	Low Needs	Moderate Needs	High Needs	Refusal
Time to Readmission asrc
30 Days	7.14 (6.64)	13.29(6.24)	11.65(8.44)	13.25(10.32)
1 year	86.58 (93.26)	104.41 (94.39)	76.95 (101.52)	83.33 (99.49)
Number of ED Visits asrc
30 Days	0.45 (1.57)*	0.10(0.38)	0.04(0.20)	0.32(0.10)*
1 year	2.63(10.44)**	0.49(1.00)	0.47(1.65)	2.66(6.30)***
Number of Inpatient Admissions asrc
30 Days	0.38(1.10)	0.18(0.39)	0.30(0.54)	0.26(0.62)
1 year	1.15(1.96)	1.33(2.02)	1.02(1.46)	2.11(3.59)*
Length of Inpatient Stay src
30 Days	6.83(5.12)	3.38(2.67)	7.53(5.16)	7.00(5.21)
1 year	11.43(8.95)	10.82(10.44)	11.85(8.7)	17.4(17.13)
Total Cost of Hospitalization src
30 Days	9,170(8,071)	5,227(3,990)	14,008(12,836)	13.404(16,387)
1 year	18,401 (19,715)	19,448(23,026)	24,050(16,939)**	39,466(48,303)***

Note. *p≤.05, **p≤.01, ***p≤.001

^aage, ^ssex, ^rrace, ^ccomorbidities (number) were included in the multivariate models as indicated by superscripts