Comparison of High-Visit Patients With Remaining Eligible and Persistently High-Visit Patients With Not Persistently High-Visit Patients on Demographic and Visit Characteristics, 1997
| Characteristics | High-Visit Patients | Remaining Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 987 | 53,087 |
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Female, % | 83.2 | 52.0 |
| Pediatric, % | 14.0 | 30.2 |
| Employee, % | 61.9 | 36.1 |
| Age, mean years (SD) | 31.3 (15.6) | 30.7 (19.8) |
| Visit characteristics | ||
| ADGs, mean number (SD) | 7.3 (3.4) | 3.5 (2.8) |
| Excluding nonusers | 4.0 (2.7) | |
| With ≥5 ADGs | 77.4 | 30.8 |
| Persistently High- Visit Patients | Not Persistently High- Visit Patients | |
|---|---|---|
| ADG = ambulatory diagnosis group. | ||
| Number | 173 | 756 |
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Female, % | 71.1 | 86.1 |
| Pediatric, % | 18.5 | 13.5 |
| Employee, % | 63.0 | 61.8 |
| Age, mean years (SD) | 34.2 (18.6) | 30.1 (14.3) |
| Visit characteristics | ||
| ADGs, mean number (SD) | 9.1 (3.5) | 7.0 (3.2) |
| With ≥ 5 ADGs | 92.5% | 74.6% |
| Number of days from first to last visit | 293 (55) | 266 (58) |