The Characteristics of Treated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients in Ontario
Table 3
Average health service utilization costs per month among individuals receiving PAH therapy in the Survivor Cohort and the Deceased Cohort, in Ontario, from April 1, 2011, to March 31, 2012.
Survivor Cohort
Deceased Cohort
value
Overall ()
Overall ()
Overall cost for health services utilization
Median (IQR)
264 (96747)
2,021 (9936,399)
<0.001
Mean (SD)
751 (1,461)
4,669 (6,551)
<0.001
Physician visits
Number with any physician visits ( (%))
290 (99.3%)
34 (100%)
0.628
Number of physician visits (median (IQR))
28 (17–46)
31.5 (16–46)
0.886
Costs of physician visits (median (IQR))
160 (87275)
551 (301769)
<0.001
Hospitalizations
Number with any hospitalizations ( (%))
144 (49.3%)
28 (82.4%)
<0.001
Number of hospitalizations (median (IQR))
1.5 (1-2)
1 (1-2)
0.766
Costs of hospitalizations (median (IQR))
405 (152889)
1,820 (7676,332)
<0.001
Emergency department visits
Number with any emergency department visits ( (%))
144 (49.3%)
31 (91.2%)
<0.001
Number of emergency department visits (median (IQR))
2 (1–4)
2 (1–3)
0.922
Costs of emergency department visits (median (IQR))
