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Table 2 Observed quarterly and annual rates for hospitalizations, ER admissions, and outpatient visits

From: Differences in hospitalizations, emergency room admissions, and outpatient visits among Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries

Period, (participants)

≥1 Hospitalization (%)

≥1 ER visit (%)

≥1 Outpatient Visit (%)

Outpatient Visits, Mean (SD)

Year 1 Quarter 1 (n = 1159)

10.18

14.15

77.57

2.59 (2.67)

Year 1 Quarter 2 (n = 1132)

11.84

17.05

76.94

2.61 (2.66)

Year 1 Quarter 3 (n = 1097)

10.57

16.68

79.40

2.77 (2.90)

Year 1 Quarter 4 (n = 1047)

10.12

14.80

79.18

2.76 (2.81)

Year 2 Quarter 1 (n = 1009)

12.59

19.03

80.67

2.68 (2.59)

Year 2 Quarter 2 (n = 968)

10.74

15.19

80.68

2.73 (2.70)

Year 2 Quarter 3 (n = 935)

12.19

17.22

79.04

2.70 (2.87)

Year 2 Quarter 4 (n = 902)

11.75

17.52

76.61

2.58 (2.70)

Frequency of ≥1 visits, mean, and percentiles for months 1–12 (n = 1035)

 ≥ 1 visits, n (%)

282 (27.25)

412 (39.81)

958 (92.56)

 

 Mean (SD)

0.48 (1.04)

0.77 (1.43)

10.71 (9.09)

 

 25th, 75th percentiles

0.00, 1.00

0.00, 1.00

4.00, 15.00

 

Frequency of ≥ 1 visits, mean, and percentiles for months 13–24 (n = 876)

 ≥ 1 visits, n (%)

262 (29.91)

367 (41.89)

809 (92.35)

 

 Mean (SD)

0.53 (1.08)

0.86 (1.47)

10.59 (9.09)

 

 25th, 75th percentiles

0.00, 1.00

0.00, 1.00

4.00, 15.00

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