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. 2021 Sep 6;5:81. doi: 10.1186/s41687-021-00360-8

Table 2.

Health status and utilization*

Total cohort
N = 328
PH-LOW group
N = 179
PH-HIGH group
N = 149
p valuea MH-LOW group
N = 89
MH-HIGH group
N = 239
p valuea
PROMIS 10 PHb 39.8 (34.9, 44.9) 34.9 (29.6, 37.4) 47.7 (44.9, 50.8) < .001
Excellent 5 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 5 (1.5)
Very good 40 (12.2) 0 (0.0) 40 (12.2)
Good 104 (31.7) 0 (0.0) 104 (31.7)
Fair 104 (31.7) 104 (31.7) 0 (0.0)
Poor 75 (22.9) 75 (22.9) 0 (0.0)
PROMIS 10 MHb 45.8 (38.8, 53.3) 33.8 (31.3, 36.3) 48.3 (45.8, 53.3) < .001
Excellent 35 (10.7) 0 (0.0) 35 (10.7)
Very Good 127 (38.7) 0 (0.0) 127 (38.7)
Good 77 (23.5) 0 (0.0) 77 (23.5)
Fair 57 (17.4) 57 (17.4) 0 (0.0)
Poor 32 (9.8) 32 (9.8) 0 (0.0)
CCI scoreb 0 (0, 2) 1 (0, 2) 0 (0, 1) < .001 1 (0, 3) 0 (0, 1) < .001
0 168 (51.2) 67 (37.4) 101 (67.8) 25 (28.1) 143 (59.8)
1 76 (23.2) 45 (25.1) 31 (20.8) 27 (30.3) 49 (20.5)
2 37 (11.3) 27 (15.1) 10 (6.7) 13 (14.6) 24 (10.0)
3+ 47 (14.3) 40 (22.3) 7 (4.7) 24 (27.0) 23 (9.6)
Comorbidities
Depression 123 (37.5) 81 (45.3) 42 (28.2) .001 53 (59.6) 70 (29.3) < .001
Diabetes 57 (17.4) 42 (23.5) 15 (10.1) .001 27 (30.3) 30 (12.6) < .001
Kidney disease 43 (13.1) 31 (17.3) 12 (8.1) .013 23 (25.8) 20 (8.4) < .001
MI 8 (2.4) 6 (3.4) 2 (1.3) .240 5 (5.6) 3 (1.3) .023
CHF 22 (6.7) 19 (10.6) 3 (2.0) .002 9 (10.1) 13 (5.4) .132
PVD 29 (8.8) 22 (12.3) 7 (4.7) .016 9 (10.1) 20 (8.4) .621
CVD 31 (9.5) 24 (13.4) 7 (4.7) .007 11 (12.4) 20 (8.4) .272
Dementia 3 (0.9) 3 (1.7) 0 (0) .112 2 (2.2) 1 (0.4) .122
COPD 80 (24.4) 54 (30.2) 26 (17.4) .008 34 (38.2) 46 (19.2) < .001
Rheumatic disease 15 (4.6) 11 (6.1) 4 (2.7) .135 5 (5.6) 10 (4.2) .580
Peptic ulcer disease 13 (4.0) 10 (5.6) 3 (2.0) .099 6 (6.7) 7 (2.9) .116
Liver disease 40 (12.2) 31 (17.3) 9 (6.0) .002 19 (21.3) 21 (8.8) .002
Paraplegia 4 (1.2) 4 (2.2) 0 (0.0) .066 2 (2.2) 2 (0.8) .301
Physical therapy utilization
Physical therapy visitsb 3 (2, 6) 3 (1, 6) 3 (2, 6) .523 3 (1, 6) 4 (2, 6) .043
Cancellations or no-showsb 3 (2, 6) 3 (2, 7) 3 (1, 5) .014 4 (2, 9.5) 3 (1, 5) .008
Appointment lead time (days)b 21 (16, 27) 20 (15, 25) 22 (17, 28) .031 19 (15, 25) 21 (16, 27.8) .065
Prior utilization within 1 year
Opioids ordered 112 (34.1) 69 (38.5) 43 (28.9) .065 35 (39.3) 7 7(32.2) .227
Spine imaging ordered 99 (30.2) 49 (27.4) 50 (33.6) .225 23 (25.8) 76 (31.8) .296
Post utilization within 6 months
Opioids Ordered 25 (7.7) 18 (10.2) 7 (4.7) .062 12 (14.0) 13 (5.4) .011
Spine imaging ordered 40 (12.3) 30 (17.0) 10 (6.7) .005 14 (16.3) 26 (10.9) .191
Admittances 9 (2.8) 7 (4.0) 2 (1.3) .149 4 (4.7) 5 (2.1) .215

*Values presented as N (%) unless stated otherwise

PH: Physical Health; MH: Mental Health; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity Index; MI, myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; CVD, cerebrovascular disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

aDifference between subgroups

bValues presented as median (IQR)