Table 2 Health care utilisation in the last 12 months by older people with diabetes
Before Matching | p-value | After Matching | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROI (TILDA) | NI (NICOLA) | ROI (TILDA) | NI (NICOLA) | |||
No. of people with diabetes | 634 | 902 | 420 | 486 | ||
GP visits per year (mean including non-users) | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.668 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 0.108 |
GP visits: None | 4.2% | 7.9% | 0.004 | 4.5% | 9.3% | 0.006 |
Outpatient visits per year (mean including non-users) | 2.1 | 3.6 | < 0.001 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 0.079 |
Outpatient Visits: None | 38.9% | 38.2% | 0.79 | 40.0% | 42.4% | 0.47 |
A&E visits per year (mean including non-users) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.010 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.290 |
Hospital nights per year (mean including non-users) | 1.2 | 2.1 | < 0.00 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.039 |