Table 3 Descriptive statistics and results of unadjusted comparisons of patients’ diabetes-related care costs and several types of hospital utilization across performance status groups
Characteristic | Overall N = 3,2211 | Performance Status | p value2 | Effect size3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High n = 1,8251 | Low n = 1,3961 | ||||
Diabetes-Related Costs | 891 (296, 6,071) | 722 (278, 5,831) | 1,274 (319, 6,399) | 0.002 | -0.07 |
Inpatient Admission | 0.600 | 0.01 | |||
None | 3,154 (98%) | 1,785 (98%) | 1,369 (98%) | ||
One or more | 67 (2.1%) | 40 (2.2%) | 27 (1.9%) | ||
Hospital Observation | 0.018 | 0.04 | |||
None | 3,069 (95%) | 1,753 (96%) | 1,316 (94%) | ||
One or more | 152 (4.7%) | 72 (3.9%) | 80 (5.7%) | ||
Emergency Department Use | 0.500 | 0.01 | |||
None | 3,030 (94%) | 1,721 (94%) | 1,309 (94%) | ||
One or more | 191 (5.9%) | 104 (5.7%) | 87 (6.2%) | ||