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Table 4 Utilization in the Berenson-Eggers Types of Service (BETOS) categories

From: Association between smoking cessation and post-hospitalization healthcare costs: a matched cohort analysis

 

n

Mean

SD

Median

IQR

Min/Max

Evaluation & management

 Non-abstainers

99

24.0

31.9

13

6, 27

1 / 203

 Abstainersa

94

20.2

21.9

12.5

4, 29

1 / 94

Durable medical equipment

 Non-abstainers

35

4.5

6.2

2

1, 6

1 / 29

 Abstainersa

26

2.8

2.9

1

1, 4

1 / 12

Imaging

 Non-abstainersa

82

7.9

10.3

5

3, 8

1 / 67

 Abstainersa

82

7.0

10.2

4

2 / 8

1 / 77

Procedures

 Non-abstainersa

75

14.0

23.0

4

3, 13

1 / 109

 Abstainersa

72

9.6

13.6

5

2, 10.5

1 / 79

Tests

 Non-abstainers

93

15.8

20.2

8

4, 20

1 / 111

 Abstainersa

91

13.3

17.4

7

3, 18

1 / 93

Unclassified

 Non-abstainers

62

5.2

6.8

3

1, 6

1 / 39

 Abstainersa

56

6.6

10.3

3

2, 7

1 / 54

Other

 Non-abstainers

83

11.6

17.7

6

2, 11

1 / 107

 Abstainersa

80

9.3

12.6

5

2, 12

1 / 81

  1. aSelf-reported abstinence at 6 months after hospital discharge
  2. SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range, Min minimum value, Max Maximum value