Table 3 Unadjusted 6-month healthcare resource utilization among workers with osteoarthritis (OA) by self-reported severity category compared with workers without osteoarthritis
Health Resource Category | OA (n = 4,876) | Without OA (n = 34,896) | p-value (OA vs no OA) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mild (n = 2,192) | Moderate(n = 2,240) | Severe (n = 444) | Â | Â |
Traditional healthcare visits, weighted percent (SE) | 88.3 (0.7) | 90.0 (0.7) | 89.34 (1.6) | 71.7 (0.3) | < 0.0001 |
Emergency room visits, weighted percent (SE) | 13.2 (0.8) | 18.3 (1.0) | 28.36 (2.8) | 10.2 (0.2) | < 0.0001 |
Hospitalizations, weighted percent (SE) | 8.5 (0.7) | 11.1 (0.8) | 20.9 (2.1) | 5.1 (0.1) | < 0.0001 |
Non traditional healthcare visits, weighted percent (SE) | 30.2 (1.1) | 31.9 (1.1) | 34.3 (2.8) | 20.1 (0.2) | < 0.0001 |
Number of prescriptions, mean ± standard deviation | 3.7 ± 4.1 | 5.0 ± 4.8 | 6.4 ± 5.5 | 2.0 ± 3.2 | < 0.0001 |