Table 2 Resource use among patients with CRC, by stage and overall, vs. matched controls
Variables | CRC Patients | Overall CRC Cohort | Comparison Cohort | Difference1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Stage I | Â | Stage II | Â | Stage III | Â | Stage IV | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Colon Cancer Cohort | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
N | 12,431 | Â | 18,095 | Â | 12,859 | Â | 8,986 | Â | 52,371 | Â | 52,371 | Â | Â |
Mean (± SD) months of follow-up | 61.1 | (39.8) | 56.4 | (40.9) | 44.7 | (38.1) | 12.7 | (19.3) | 47.1 | (40.7) | 68.6 | (39.8) | -21.5 |
Inpatient use | 94.4% | Â | 97.7% | Â | 97.5% | Â | 94.3% | Â | 96.3% | Â | 68.2% | Â | 28.1% |
   Mean (± SD) hospitalizations | 3.6 | (3.3) | 3.6 | (3.1) | 3.5 | (3.0) | 2.3 | (2.0) | 3.4 | (3.0) | 2.4 | (3.1) | 1.0 |
   Mean (± SD) hospital days | 26.3 | (31.8) | 28.5 | (30.3) | 27.9 | (26.8) | 20.1 | (18.9) | 26.4 | (28.4) | 15.1 | (25.7) | 11.3 |
SNF use | 35.8% | Â | 41.2% | Â | 38.6% | Â | 30.0% | Â | 37.4% | Â | 29.0% | Â | 8.4% |
   Mean (± SD) SNF days | 13.3 | (50.9) | 15.1 | (51.7) | 12.5 | (37.4) | 6.6 | (18.4) | 12.5 | (44.2) | 9.7 | (33.0) | 2.9 |
Outpatient clinic use | 94.5% | Â | 91.9% | Â | 92.0% | Â | 77.4% | Â | 90.1% | Â | 89.9% | Â | 0.1% |
Office visit use | 99.7% | Â | 99.7% | Â | 99.6% | Â | 98.8% | Â | 99.5% | Â | 96.2% | Â | 3.3% |
Home health care use | 48.4% | Â | 52.9% | Â | 53.5% | Â | 45.7% | Â | 50.7% | Â | 36.3% | Â | 14.4% |
Rectal Cancer Cohort | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
N | 6,041 | Â | 4,681 | Â | 4,134 | Â | 3,763 | Â | 18,619 | Â | 18,619 | Â | Â |
Mean (± SD) months of follow-up | 61.0 | (39.9) | 52.0 | (40.0) | 46.0 | (37.1) | 11.6 | (17.3) | 45.4 | (40.1) | 70.6 | (40.2) | -25.2 |
Inpatient use | 92.8% | Â | 96.8% | Â | 98.0% | Â | 89.7% | Â | 94.3% | Â | 67.5% | Â | 26.9% |
   Mean (± SD) hospitalizations | 3.6 | (3.4) | 3.7 | (3.0) | 3.8 | (3.0) | 2.0 | (2.0) | 3.3 | (3.0) | 2.4 | (3.2) | 1.0 |
   Mean (± SD) hospital days | 26.1 | (30.4) | 29.5 | (28.1) | 30.2 | (28.0) | 16.7 | (16.6) | 25.9 | (27.4) | 15.2 | (26.0) | 10.8 |
SNF use | 35.4% | Â | 40.7% | Â | 37.3% | Â | 30.1% | Â | 36.1% | Â | 28.1% | Â | 8.0% |
   Mean (± SD) SNF days | 13.0 | (46.9) | 14.2 | (40.1) | 11.8 | (32.8) | 6.9 | (20.7) | 11.8 | (38.1) | 9.6 | (30.3) | 2.2 |
Outpatient clinic use | 95.5% | Â | 93.4% | Â | 95.1% | Â | 76.4% | Â | 91.1% | Â | 90.1% | Â | 1.0% |
Office visit use | 99.6% | Â | 99.6% | Â | 99.8% | Â | 98.8% | Â | 99.5% | Â | 96.3% | Â | 3.1% |
Home health care use | 54.5% | Â | 62.6% | Â | 63.9% | Â | 46.7% | Â | 57.0% | Â | 35.3% | Â | 21.8% |