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. 2022 Apr 12;11(8):e024722. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.024722

Table 2.

Visit and Testing Rates

Variable IR (95% CI)* IRR (95% CI)* P value
<10 y 10–18 y 10–18 y vs <10 y
Visits
Emergency department 0.47 (0.39–0.56) 0.34 (0.30–0.38) 0.71 (0.58–0.87) 0.0010
Admissions 0.09 (0.06–0.12) 0.13 (0.11–0.15) 1.46 (1.03–2.09) 0.035
Cardiology 0.20 (0.17–0.23) 0.40 (0.35–0.45) 2.00 (1.66–2.40) <0.001
Tests
Echocardiogram/MRI 0.42 (0.37–0.47) 0.66 (0.62–0.70) 1.59 (1.40–1.80) <0.001
ECG 0.37 (0.34–0.41) 0.63 (0.58–0.67) 1.68 (1.50–1.89) <0.001
Holter monitoring 0.04 (0.03–0.06) 0.14 (0.12–0.16) 3.33 (2.35–4.73) <0.001

The unit of IR is per person per year. IR indicates incidence rate; IRR, IR ratio; and MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.

*

Estimates adjusted for follow‐up time.