|
Healthcare Utilization
|
Urgent
|
Screen-detected
|
Symptomatic
|
p-valuea
|
|---|
|
(n = 2428)
|
(n = 3083)
|
(n = 4115)
| |
|---|
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
| |
|---|
|
UPC index
|
<.0001
|
|
<3 primary care visits
|
276 (11)
|
76 (2)
|
159 (4)
|
|
Low (<50%)
|
620 (26)
|
586 (19)
|
904 (22)
|
|
Medium (50%–80%)
|
821 (34)
|
1129 (37)
|
1440 (35)
|
|
High (>80%)
|
711 (29)
|
1292 (42)
|
1612 (39)
|
|
Physicians visits with GI-related symptom
|
|
Visits to any physician
|
|
0–1
|
1437 (59)
|
1063 (34)
|
1138 (28)
|
<.0001
|
|
2
|
631 (26)
|
1008 (33)
|
1302 (32)
| |
|
3
|
218 (9)
|
452 (15)
|
767 (19)
| |
|
4
|
81 (3)
|
240 (8)
|
365 (9)
| |
|
≥ 5
|
61 (3)
|
320 (10)
|
543 (13)
| |
|
GP visits
|
|
0–1
|
2093 (86)
|
1859 (60)
|
2235 (54)
|
<.0001
|
|
2
|
254 (10)
|
856 (28)
|
1230 (30)
| |
|
3
|
44 (2)
|
200 (6)
|
333 (8)
| |
|
≥ 4
|
37 (2)
|
168 (5)
|
317 (8)
| |
|
GI specialist visits
|
|
0
|
1761 (73)
|
2106 (68)
|
2771 (67)
|
<.0001
|
|
1
|
538 (22)
|
751 (24)
|
990 (24)
| |
|
≥ 2
|
129 (5)
|
226 (7)
|
354 (9)
| |
|
non-GI specialist visits
|
|
0
|
2266 (93)
|
2918 (95)
|
3868 (94)
|
0.4904
|
|
≥ 1
|
162 (7)
|
165 (5)
|
247 (6)
| |
|
Unknown provider-type visits
|
|
0
|
1822 (75)
|
2411 (78)
|
2975 (72)
|
<.0001
|
|
1
|
528 (22)
|
462 (15)
|
777 (19)
| |
|
≥ 2
|
78 (3)
|
210 (7)
|
363 (9)
| |
|
Visits for GI-related Procedure
|
|
Endoscopies
|
|
0
|
468 (19)
|
206 (7)
|
340 (8)
|
<.0001
|
|
1
|
1657 (68)
|
2360 (77)
|
3051 (74)
| |
|
≥ 2
|
303 (12)
|
517 (17)
|
724 (18)
| |
|
Diagnostic imaging tests
|
|
0
|
1092 (45)
|
1551 (50)
|
1893 (46)
|
0.0001
|
|
1
|
1002 (41)
|
917 (30)
|
1270 (31)
| |
|
2
|
247 (10)
|
381 (12)
|
589 (14)
| |
|
≥ 3
|
87 (4)
|
233 (8)
|
362 (9)
| |
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Abbreviations: UPC Usual provider care, GP General practitioner, GI Gastrointestinal, aJonckheere-Terpstra trend test was used to compare proportions
