|
Characteristic
|
HCU
|
Non-HCU
|
SDD
|
|---|
|
Mean (SD)
|
Mean (SD)
| |
|---|
|
Age: subgroup (%)
|
|
66–74
|
39.7 (2.5)
|
39.7 (2.5)
|
0.00
|
|
75–84
|
39.9 (0.8)
|
39.9 (0.8)
|
0.00
|
|
≥ 85
|
20.5 (2.5)
|
20.5 (2.5)
|
0.00
|
|
Sex (F, %)
|
52.7 (1.3)
|
52.7 (1.3)
|
0.00
|
|
Rurality (urban, %)
|
61.8 (27.6)
|
62.7 (28.0)
|
0.03
|
|
Low income senior (%)
|
17.6 (5.2)
|
16.8 (5.7)
|
0.01
|
|
Number of ADGs (mean)
|
10.1 (0.4)
|
7.9 (0.3)
|
0.50
|
|
Malignant neoplasms (%)
|
32.2 (2.6)
|
23.4 (3.2)
|
0.20
|
|
Common chronic conditions* (%)
|
60.6 (2.4)
|
44.8 (2.3)
|
0.30
|
|
Mental health# (%)
|
37.6 (4.1)
|
26.9 (2.5)
|
0.20
|
|
Number of MDs involved in care (mean)
|
8.1 (0.5)
|
5.6 (0.3)
|
0.50
|
|
Seen by a geriatrician (%)
|
2.8 (1.3)
|
1.1 (0.5)
|
0.12
|
|
Number of prescription drugs (mean)
|
8.4 (0.4)
|
5.6 (0.3)
|
0.60
|
|
Acute inpatient care (%)
|
3.8 (1.1)
|
2.1 (0.7)
|
0.10
|
- ADGs- Aggregated Diagnosis Groups; HCU- high-cost user; *ICES- derived common chronic conditions (either one of the following: CHF-congestive heart failure; COPD- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DM- diabetes, MI- myocardial infarction, RA- rheumatoid arthritis); LHIN – Local Health Integrated Network; SD- Standard Deviation; # includes any of mental health conditions among Expanded Diagnosis Clusters (PSY01–12); SDD – absolute standardized difference; SDD ≥ 0.1 indicates a meaningful difference
