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Table 3 Comparison of exposure group and control for outcomes of interest. Continuous variables: p-value for difference calculated from unpaired Welchā€™s T-test. SD, standard deviation. All values given to 3 significant figures

From: Improving value for underserved populations with a community-based intervention: a retrospective cohort study

Variable

Exposure Baseline

Exposure at 12 months

Change in exposure group

Control at Baseline

Control at 12 months

Change in control group

Difference

between control and exposed

95% CI

P Value

Per Member per month costs (USD), Mean

266

352

86.0

289

490

201

-115

-210, -20.2

0.0175*

Inpatient paid amounts (USD), Mean

710

983

273

732

1703

971

-698

-1554, 158

0.110

Non emergent ED paid amounts (USD), Mean

121

124

3.22

120

197

77.0

-73.8

-164, 15.9

0.107

Outpatient paid amounts (USD), Mean

392

626

234

387

600

213

+ā€‰21.5

-297, 340

0.895

Pharmacy paid amounts (USD), Mean

921

1410

489

1279

2046

767

-278

-693, 137

0.189

Inpatient utilization / 1000

100

149

48.8

100

180

79.9

-31.1

-94.1, 318

0.332

Non emergent ED utilization / 1000

367

407

39.3

367

466

98.9

-59.6

-162, 42.7

0.253

Outpatient utilization / 1000

3423

4669

1246

3855

5341

1486

-240

-910, 430

0.483

Flu Vaccine (%)

14.1

8.36

-5.71

15.3

9.04

-6.21

0.504

-3.23, 4.24

0.791

Adult BMI assessment (%)

74.2

72.5

-1.72

74.4

76.7

2.24

-3.96

-10.8, 2.85

0.254

Breast cancer screening (%)

37.7

39.6

1.89

44.0

46.0

2.00

0.113

-20.7, 20.4

0.991

Cervical cancer screening (%)

47.6

51.1

3.53

50.4

56.4

5.95

-2.42

-8.86, 4.02

0.482

Controlling blood pressure (%)

15.0

13.3

-1.77

11.6

12.6

1.05

-2.82

-14.8, 9.18

0.643

Diabetic retinopathy exam (%)

23.6

32.7

9.09

28.8

30.8

1.92

7.17

-14.6, 28.9

0.515

Diabetic kidney exam (%)

56.3

47.3

-9.06

63.5

57.7

-5.77

-3.29

-24.3, 17.6

0.754

Access to preventative health services (20ā€“44 y/o) (%)

30.6

26.7

-3.93

40.2

27.9

-12.2

8.31

0.352, 16.3

0.041*

Access to preventative health services (45ā€“64 y/o) (%)

40.5

43.5

3.06

40.4

46.1

5.67

-2.61

-12.6, 7.42

0.609

Hemoglobin A1c test (%)

20.0

23.6

3.64

9.62

17.3

7.69

-4.06

-24.3, 16.2

0.692

  1. * pā€‰<ā€‰0.05