Table 3. Healthcare resource utilization.
| Variable | Total N = 1130 |
Treated N = 802 |
Untreated N = 328 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Follow-up, days, median (Q1–Q3) | 654 (290.5–1049) | 728.5 (436.75–1147) | 324.5 (39–939.75) |
| Patients requiring hospitalization, n (%) | 901 (79.7) | 760 (94.8) | 141 (43.0) |
| Hospitalizations per patient, median (Q1–Q3) | 3 (1–6) | 3 (2–6) | 1 (1–2) |
| Total hospitalization days per patient, median (Q1–Q3) | 56 (21–124) | 72 (29–134) | 15 (6–35) |
| Patients requiring emergency admission, n (%) | 257 (22.7) | 214 (26.7) | 43 (13.1) |
| Emergency admissions per patient per year, median (Q1–Q3) | 0.7 (0.4–1.5) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | 1.1 (0.5–4.6) |
| Patients requiring outpatient visits, n (%) | 1070 (94.7) | 777 (96.9) | 293 (89.3) |
| Outpatient visits per patient per year, median (Q1–Q3) | 15.8 (9.7–22.9) | 17.0 (11.3–23.4) | 10.8 (6.4–18.6) |
Q1, quartile 1; Q3, quartile 3