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Table 2 Annual rates of health services utilization, and number of chronic health conditions and medications listed in patient charts during 2-year period ending August 31, 2006.

From: Trends in health services utilization, medication use, and health conditions among older adults: a 2-year retrospective chart review in a primary care practice

Indicator

Statistic

Women

Men

Overall

  

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

Overall

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

Overall

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

Overall

FP Visits

Mean

3.8*

4.1

4.8‡

4.9‡

5.5*‡

4.6*

3.2

3.8

4.3‡

5.1‡

4.5‡

4.2*

3.6

4

4.6

5

5.2

4.4

 

Median

3.5

3.5

4

4.5

5

4

2.5

3.5

3.5

4.5

4

3.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

4.5

4

 

Std

2.3

2.8

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.5

2.8

2.7

3.4

2.5

2.9

2.4

2.8

3.1

3.3

3.1

3

SP Visits

Mean

1.9*

2.1

2.4*

2.5†

1.9

2.2*

2.4*

2.4

3.1*

2.9

2.4

2.7*

2.1

2.2

2.7

2.7

2.1

2.4

 

Median

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

1

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.5

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

2

2

1.5

1.5

 

Std

2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.3

2.9

2.9

2.2

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.5

ER Visits

Mean

0.12

0.13*

0.23†

0.28‡

0.31‡

0.21

0.16

0.21*

0.25

0.30†

0.35†

0.24

0.14

0.16

0.24

0.28

0.32

0.22

 

Median

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Std

0.28

0.28

0.44

0.6

0.57

0.46

0.43

0.57

0.45

0.46

0.53

0.49

0.35

0.43

0.44

0.55

0.56

0.47

Diagnostic Test Days

Mean

4.4

4.5

5.5†

5.4*†

5.6†

5.1

3.9

4.5

5.5†

6.6*‡

5.8†

5.2

4.2

4.5

5.5

5.9

5.7

5.1

 

Median

3.8

3.5

4

4

4.5

4

3

3.5

4.5

5

4.5

4

3.5

3.5

4

4.5

4.5

4

 

Std

3.2

3.5

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.8

4.8

5.9

5.2

4.8

3.4

3.6

5

5.1

4.7

4.5

Surgical Admissions

Mean

0.09

0.14

0.14*

0.14

0.1

0.12

0.09

0.11

0.20*†

0.17

0.12

0.14

0.09

0.13

0.17

0.15

0.11

0.13

 

Median

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Std

0.27

0.38

0.32

0.37

0.3

0.33

0.31

0.24

0.45

0.42

0.32

0.36

0.28

0.33

0.38

0.39

0.3

0.35

Hospital Admissions

Mean

0.05

0.08

0.12†

0.17‡

0.17‡

0.12

0.1

0.08

0.17

0.14

0.22

0.13

0.07

0.08

0.15

0.16

0.19

0.13

 

Median

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Std

0.2

0.24

0.3

0.41

0.38

0.32

0.32

0.2

0.34

0.33

0.45

0.32

0.26

0.23

0.32

0.38

0.4

0.32

Health Conditions

Mean

6.5

7

8.8‡

8.8‡

8.8‡

7.8*

6.2

6.5

8.0‡

8.4‡

8.5‡

7.4*

6.4

6.8

8

8.6

8.7

7.7

 

Median

6

6

8

8

9

7

6

6

7

8

8

7

6

6

8

8

8

7

 

Std

3.7

3.7

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.1

3.6

3.5

4.4

4.6

4.1

4.2

3.7

3.6

4

4.3

4.6

4.1

Medications

Mean

6.9

7.6*

9.6‡

9.6‡

9.4‡

8.4*

6.2

6.7*

8.8‡

9.1‡

8.4†

7.8*

6.6

7.2

8.7

9.4

9.1

8.2

 

Median

6

7

8

8

8.5

8

5.5

6

7

8

7

7

6

7

8

8

8

7

 

Std

4.6

4.5

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.1

4.2

4.3

5.6

5.7

5

5.1

4.4

4.5

5.1

5.6

5.3

5.1

  1. *differences between genders at P < 0.05
  2. †, ‡ differences between a particular age group and the 65-69 group within a gender group at P < 0.05 and P < 0.001 levels, respectively.