Table 6:

Adjusted means and incidence rate ratios for 12-month health care use by group

CharacteristicAdjusted mean* (95% CI) matched care plan enrollees
n = 511		Adjusted mean* (95% CI) matched controls
n = 511		Incidence rate ratio (95% CI) (reference: matched controls)
Emergency department visits4.62 (4.26–5.01)5.25 (4.85–5.68)0.88† (0.79–0.99)
Inpatient admissions1.27 (1.13–1.43)1.32 (1.18–1.49)0.96 (0.82–1.13)
Total inpatient length of stay11.80 (9.78–14.23)12.18 (10.10–14.69)0.97 (0.74–1.26)
Acute inpatient length of stay8.79 (7.36–10.49)9.05 (7.58–10.81)0.97 (0.76–1.25)
ALC inpatient length of stay2.98 (1.88–4.71)3.16 (2.00–5.00)0.94 (0.49–1.80)

  • Note: ALC = alternate level of care, CI = confidence interval.

  • ↵* All models are adjusted for baseline 12-month use for given outcome measure.

  • ↵† p < 0.05.