Annual health care utilization patterns/counts
| . | Total . | No asthma or intermittent respiratory symptoms . | Intermittent respiratory symptoms . | Asthma . | P value . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 29 952 . | n = 24 261 . | n = 1030 . | n = 4661 . | ||
| Died during encounter | 524 (1.7%) | 416 (1.7%) | 15 (1.5%) | 93 (2.0%) | .32 |
| Total encounter count | 2 (1-4) | 2 (1-3) | 4 (2-10) | 3 (1-7) | <.001 |
| Hospitalization count | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-2) | <.001 |
| Length of stay, d | 1 (0-4) | 1 (0-4) | 0 (0-2.5) | 1.5 (0-4) | <.001 |
| ED visit count | 1 (0-3) | 1 (0-2) | 4 (1-8) | 1 (0-4) | <.001 |
| Acute care utilization | 1 (1-3) | 1 (1-3) | 3 (1-10) | 2 (1-5) | <.001 |
| Painful episode encounter count | 1 (0-3) | 1 (0-2) | 3 (0-8) | 1 (0-4) | <.001 |
| ACS encounter count | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | <.001 |
| . | Total . | No asthma or intermittent respiratory symptoms . | Intermittent respiratory symptoms . | Asthma . | P value . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 29 952 . | n = 24 261 . | n = 1030 . | n = 4661 . | ||
| Died during encounter | 524 (1.7%) | 416 (1.7%) | 15 (1.5%) | 93 (2.0%) | .32 |
| Total encounter count | 2 (1-4) | 2 (1-3) | 4 (2-10) | 3 (1-7) | <.001 |
| Hospitalization count | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 0 (0-1) | 1 (0-2) | <.001 |
| Length of stay, d | 1 (0-4) | 1 (0-4) | 0 (0-2.5) | 1.5 (0-4) | <.001 |
| ED visit count | 1 (0-3) | 1 (0-2) | 4 (1-8) | 1 (0-4) | <.001 |
| Acute care utilization | 1 (1-3) | 1 (1-3) | 3 (1-10) | 2 (1-5) | <.001 |
| Painful episode encounter count | 1 (0-3) | 1 (0-2) | 3 (0-8) | 1 (0-4) | <.001 |
| ACS encounter count | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | 0 (0-0) | <.001 |
Data are presented as median (IQR) for continuous measures and n (%) for categorical measures.