Table 2 Condition Prevalence and Per Capita Utilization for 2005, by Condition and Number of Chronic Conditions
From: Prevalence of multiple chronic conditions in the United States' Medicare population
Chronic Condition | Prevalence (%) | Number of Beneficiaries | Avg # Inpatient Discharges | Avg # Inpatient Days | Avg # SNF Days | Avg # HH Visits | Avg # OP Visits | Avg # Physician Office Visits1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study Cohort2 | Â | 1,649,574 | 0.39 | 2.32 | 1.91 | 2.77 | 3.96 | 6.88 |
Condition | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cancer | 6.3% | 103,850 | 0.69 | 4.29 | 2.71 | 3.79 | 6.39 | 11.28 |
CKD | 9.0% | 149,220 | 1.35 | 9.51 | 7.30 | 8.84 | 8.09 | 10.28 |
COPD | 10.9% | 179,554 | 1.25 | 8.18 | 6.29 | 7.90 | 6.45 | 10.24 |
Depression | 11.5% | 190,282 | 0.97 | 6.49 | 6.94 | 6.62 | 6.81 | 8.99 |
Diabetes | 24.3% | 400,268 | 0.66 | 4.18 | 3.40 | 5.58 | 5.53 | 9.06 |
HF | 17.7% | 292,776 | 1.10 | 7.28 | 6.44 | 8.43 | 6.64 | 9.74 |
# Conditions | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 50.7% | 836,428 | 0.12 | 0.50 | 0.36 | 0.77 | 2.40 | 4.86 |
One | 29.0% | 478,449 | 0.35 | 1.80 | 1.45 | 2.36 | 4.40 | 7.89 |
Two | 12.7% | 209,360 | 0.78 | 4.65 | 3.98 | 5.74 | 6.30 | 9.97 |
Three + | 7.6% | 125,337 | 1.76 | 12.50 | 10.54 | 12.70 | 8.78 | 11.36 |