Table 3.
HRU and costs during the 2-year post-index period according to the 3-year pre-index ACB score
| Characteristics | All [n = 23,561] |
Mean total daily ACB score in the 3-year pre-index period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 [n = 10,253] | 1 [n = 8667] | 2 [n = 2313] | 3 [n = 1500] | 4+ [n = 828] | ||
| Primary care system resource use | ||||||
| ≥ 1 GP consultation [n (%)] | 23,561 (100.0) | 10,253 (100.0) | 8667 (100.0) | 2313 (100.0) | 1500 (100.0) | 828 (100.0) |
| Number of GP consultations [mean (SD)] | 30.5 (22.0) | 26.4 (18.8) | 31.2 (21.4) | 37.9 (26.3) | 36.9 (26.8) | 41.2 (29.7) |
| Total cost (£) of GP consultations [mean (SD)] | 1232.40 (969.10) | 1056.10 (820.30) | 1261.80 (932.10) | 1559.90 (1192.80) | 1500.40 (1169.40) | 1706.80 (1342.90) |
| Secondary care system resource use | ||||||
| ≥ 1 specialist referral [n (%)] | 2243 (9.5) | 872 (8.5) | 800 (9.2) | 280 (12.1) | 177 (11.8) | 114 (13.8) |
| Number of specialist referrals [mean (SD)] | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.6) |
| Total cost (£) of specialist referrals [mean (SD)] | 25.00 (89.00) | 22.10 (81.80) | 23.90 (86.10) | 32.60 (98.90) | 32.40 (110.50) | 38.80 (123.10) |
| ≥ 1 urological test [n (%)] | 9254 (39.3) | 3809 (37.2) | 3426 (39.5) | 1017 (44.0) | 622 (41.5) | 380 (45.9) |
| Number of urological tests [mean (SD)] | 0.8 (1.7) | 0.8 (1.5) | 0.9 (1.7) | 1.0 (1.8) | 1.0 (1.8) | 1.0 (1.9) |
| Total cost (£) of urological tests [mean (SD)] | 37.90 (115.60) | 37.70 (119.60) | 38.50 (116.30) | 36.90 (104.90) | 38.20 (111.00) | 38.00 (93.30) |
| Hospitalizations [n (%)] | ||||||
| No hospitalizations | 10,467 (44.4) | 4995 (48.7) | 3759 (43.4) | 845 (36.5) | 596 (39.7) | 272 (32.9) |
| Day care | 8602 (36.5) | 3550 (34.6) | 3191 (36.8) | 956 (41.3) | 569 (37.9) | 336 (40.6) |
| In-patient | 8546 (36.3) | 3237 (31.6) | 3211 (37.0) | 1043 (45.1) | 642 (42.8) | 413 (49.9) |
| Number of day care hospitalizations [mean (SD)] | 0.8 (3.8) | 0.8 (4.1) | 0.9 (4.1) | 0.8 (1.9) | 1.0 (2.9) | 0.9 (1.8) |
| Number of in-patient stays [mean (SD)] | 0.7 (1.4) | 0.6 (1.2) | 0.7 (1.4) | 1.0 (1.6) | 1.0 (1.9) | 1.3 (2.0) |
| Total cost (£) of hospitalizations [mean (SD)]a | 2388.70 (4573.80) | 1961.10 (3967.10) | 2440.50 (4296.30) | 3096.70 (5124.20) | 3307.70 (7218.30) | 3654.80 (5749.10) |
ACB anticholinergic cognitive burden, GP general practitioner, HRU healthcare resource utilization, SD standard deviation
aFrom 2010 only (n = 15,002 patients), as hospitalization costs were not available before this time