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Table 2 Predictors Associated with high utilizers

From: Predicting cost of care using self-reported health status data

 

Full Sample Model (n = 8917)

Excluding Previous High Cost Members (n = 7879)

 

OR

Lower CI

Upper CI

p-value

OR

Lower CI

Upper CI

p-value

 

Baseline

Baseline

ED Visit

2.13

1.74

2.59

0.000

1.59

1.16

2.17

0.004

No ED Visit

1

   

1

   

Hospitalization

2.10

1.51

2.93

0.000

0.76

0.27

2.09

0.589

No Hospitalization

1

   

1

   
 

Model 2

Model 2

Female

1.41

1.23

1.63

0.000

1.37

1.15

1.64

0.000

Male

1

   

1

   

65+

5.07

3.69

6.98

0.000

3.30

2.14

5.11

0.000

50-64

2.39

1.94

2.95

0.000

1.78

1.39

2.27

0.000

36-49

1.41

1.33

1.75

0.002

1.12

0.86

1.44

0.401

18-35

1

   

1

   

ED Visit

2.09

1.71

2.55

0.000

1.62

1.18

2.22

0.003

No ED Visit

1

   

1

   

Hospitalization

2.13

1.52

3.00

0.000

0.79

0.29

2.20

0.653

No Hospitalization

1

   

1

   

BMI (Above Average)

1.41

1.23

1.61

0.000

1.31

1.10

1.57

0.002

At or below average

1

   

1

   
 

Final Model

Final Model

Female

1.34

1.16

1.55

0.000

1.34

1.12

1.60

0.001

Male

1

   

1

   

65+

3.74

2.67

5.23

0.000

2.84

1.81

4.46

0.000

50-64

1.92

1.55

2.39

0.000

1.56

1.21

2.01

0.001

36-49

1.28

1.03

1.60

0.027

1.07

0.82

1.38

0.619

18-35

1

   

1

   

Chronic Pain = Yes

2.22

1.81

2.72

0.000

1.79

1.34

2.39

0.000

Chronic Pain = No

1

   

1

   

Depression = Yes

1.53

1.29

1.81

0.000

1.39

1.11

1.73

0.004

Depression = No

1

   

1

   

Diabetes = Yes

1.73

1.35

2.23

0.000

1.63

1.16

2.31

0.006

Diabetes = No

1

   

1

   

Heart Problems = Yes

1.21

0.90

1.62

0.206

1.08

0.70

1.68

0.719

Heart Problems = No

1

   

1

   

Blood Pressure = Yes

1.42

1.21

1.67

0.000

1.28

1.03

1.59

0.023

Blood Pressure = No

1

   

1

   

ED visit

1.87

1.52

2.30

0.000

1.58

1.14

2.17

0.005

No ED visit

1

   

1

   

Hospitalization

1.95

1.38

2.77

0.000

0.71

0.26

1.99

0.518

No Hospitalization

1

   

1

   

BMI (above average)

1.20

1.04

1.38

0.014

1.18

0.98

1.41

0.075

At or below average

1

   

1