Service Consumption Variable | Depressed* | Non-depressed | P Value |
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Hospitalization -- mean (SD) | Â | Â | Â |
Total hospitalization days⌷ | 8.5 (19.8) | 5.5 (14.6) | 0.002 |
Total cardiac hospitalization days⌷ | 4.8 (10.2) | 3.3 (7.6) | 0.002 |
Total non-cardiac hospitalization days⌷ | 3.7 (15.5) | 2.3 (11.5) | 0.06 |
Total number of hospitalizations | 1.2 (1.7) | 0.8 (1.2) | <0.001 |
Total number of cardiac hospitalizations | 0.7 (1.1) | 0.5 (0.9) | <0.001 |
Total number of non-cardiac hospitalizations | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.3 (0.7) | 0.001 |
Ambulatory service consumption -- mean (SD) | Â | Â | Â |
Cardiologist visits | 12.5 (11.5) | 9.8 (10.2) | <0.001 |
General internist visits | 14.1 (26.0) | 10.8 (20.9) | 0.01 |
Family doctor visits | 36.5 (25.3) | 31.6 (24.6) | <0.001 |
Emergency department visits | 1.7 (2.3) | 1.3 (1.9) | <0.001 |