Table 6.
Health Care Resource Utilization During the Outcome Year by Longitudinal Eosinophil Pattern (Univariable Analysis)
| Parameter | Never High (N = 32,894) | Intermittently High (N = 27,966) | Persistently High (N = 9446) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-cause GP consultationsb | 12.54 ± 9.56 | 13.17 ± 10.39 | 11.71 ± 8.86 |
| Respiratory-related GP consultations | 4.59 ± 4.95 | 4.73 ± 5.10 | 4.70 ± 5.01 |
| All-cause outpatient visits | 3.76 ± 6.01 | 4.16 ± 7.05 | 3.51 ± 6.05 |
| Respiratory outpatient visits | 0.10 ± 0.71 | 0.13 ± 0.91 | 0.13 ± 0.89 |
| All-cause emergency department visits | 0.45 ± 1.48 | 0.48 ± 1.32 | 0.42 ± 1.06 |
| Patients with ≥4 visits, n (%) | 589 (1.8) | 608 (2.2) | 163 (1.7) |
| Respiratory emergency department visits | 0.04 ± 0.51 | 0.05 ± 0.32 | 0.04 ± 0.27 |
| Hospital admissions with asthma as the primary diagnosis | 0.01 ± 0.19 | 0.02 ± 0.23 | 0.01 ± 0.20 |
| Hospital admissions with a respiratory condition as the primary diagnosis | 0.03 ± 0.29 | 0.05 ± 0.35 | 0.04 ± 0.28 |
| Patients with ≥1 overnight hospitalization with asthma as the primary diagnosis, n | 170 | 233 | 80 |
| Length of staya,b | 8.0 ± 12.2 | 6.9 ± 11.2 | 4.7 ± 7.6 |
| Patients with ≥1 overnight stay with a respiratory condition as the primary diagnosis, n | 1085 | 1339 | 391 |
| Length of staya,b | 8.8 ± 14.7 | 9.5 ± 16.0 | 6.5 ± 10.2 |
Notes: Data are means ± standard deviations unless otherwise specified. P < 0.001 for tests of independence/equality of populations for all categories except respiratory-related GP consultations (P =0.01) and length of stay for patients with ≥ 1 overnight hospitalization with asthma as the primary diagnosis (P =0.06). aStandardized mean difference (SMD) >10% for comparison of never high and persistently high. bSMD >10% for comparison of intermittently high and persistently high.
Abbreviation: GP, general practitioner.