Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients according to pharmacy user status, 2010
From: Pharmacy use by dual-eligible non-elderly veterans with private healthcare insurance
Pharmacy user status group (N = 5783) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | VHA only | Dual | Non-VHA only | Statistics |
N = 1165 | N = 1683 | N = 2935 | X2 or F; DF; p | |
Age, mean (SD) | 53.7 (10.2) | 54.9 (9.7) | 52.5 (10.8) | F = 29.2; DF = 2; p < .001 |
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Male | 1125 (96.6) | 1590 (94.5) | 2732 (93.1) | X2 = 18.8; DF = 2; p < .001 |
Female | 40 (3.4) | 93 (5.5) | 203 (6.9) | |
Residence, n (%) | ||||
Rural | 707 (60.7) | 1080 (64.2) | 1712 (58.3) | X2 = 15.7; DF = 4; p = .003 |
Urban | 449 (38.5) | 593 (35.2) | 1197 (40.8) | |
Unknown | 9 (0.8) | 10 (0.6) | 26 (0.9) | |
Service Connection, n (%) | ||||
None | 585 (50.2) | 852 (50.6) | 2070 (70.5) | X2 = 447; DF = 8; p < .001 |
1–10 % | 185 (15.9) | 255 (15.2) | 449 (15.3) | |
11–80 % | 369 (31.7) | 523 (31.1) | 331 (11.3) | |
81–100 % | 20 (1.7) | 49 (2.9) | 19 (0.7) | |
Unknown | 6 (0.5) | 4 (0.2) | 66 (2.3) | |
Prescription fills, mean (SD) | 17.6 (17.2) | 31.7 (25.5) | 21.7 (21.7) | F = 164; DF = 2; p < .001 |
Outpatient visits, mean (SD) | ||||
Medical | 14.3 (13.5) | 23.6 (21.9) | 13.6 (16.3) | F = 183; DF = 2; p < .001 |
Mental health | 1.4 (4.1) | 1.8 (5.5) | 0.7 (5.6) | F = 26.9; DF = 2; p < .001 |
Total | 15.7 (14.8) | 25.4 (23.5) | 14.2 (17.5) | F = 191; DF = 2; p < .001 |
Inpatient admission, n (%) | ||||
Medical | 46 (4.0) | 177 (10.5) | 214 (7.3) | X2 = 43.1; DF = 2; p < .001 |
Mental health | 5 (0.4) | 16 (1.0) | 5 (0.2) | X2 = 14.6; DF = 2; p < .001 |
Any | 50 (4.3) | 191 (11.4) | 219 (7.5) | X2 = 48.8; DF = 2; p < .001 |