Table 2 Healthcare resource utilization in a real-world type 2 diabetes mellitus population in the US in 2015, stratified by ASCVD status
Visit | Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus | |
|---|---|---|
Non-ASCVD N = 659,498 (54.8%) | ASCVD N = 543,098 (45.2%) | |
Outpatient office visit | ||
Visits/patient, mean (SD) | 5.6 (5.0) | 9.1 (7.3) |
Patients with visits, n (%) | 614,582 (93.2) | 518,969 (95.6) |
1 to 4 visits | 293,706 (44.5) | 129,764 (23.9) |
5 to 8 visits | 190,109 (28.8) | 152,856 (28.2) |
9+ visits | 130,767 (19.8) | 236,349 (43.5) |
Inpatient hospital visit | ||
Visits/patient, mean (SD) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.6) |
Patients with visits, n (%) | 29,194 (4.4) | 84,905 (15.6) |
1 visit | 25,428 (3.9) | 66,343 (12.2) |
2+ visits | 3766 (0.6) | 18,562 (3.4) |
Emergency room, outpatienta | ||
Visits/patient, mean (SD) | 0.2 (0.8) | 0.6 (1.5) |
Patients with visits, n (%) | 100,442 (15.2) | 154,220 (28.4) |
1 visit | 69,787 (10.6) | 85,999 (15.8) |
2+ visits | 30,655 (4.7) | 68,221 (12.6) |
Emergency room, inpatientb | ||
Visits/patient, mean (SD) | 0.0 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.2) |
Patients with visits, n (%) | 5627 (0.9) | 23,180 (4.3) |
1 visit | 5274 (0.8) | 20,898 (3.9) |
2+ visits | 353 (0.1) | 2282 (0.4) |
Visits by specialty, n (%) | ||
Endocrinology | 52,745 (8.0) | 47,011 (8.7) |
Cardiology | 73,286 (11.1) | 217,159 (40.0) |