Healthcare use of study population by injury status
| Type of visit | Weighted mean (SD) visits per child per year | Multiple regression p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 817) | Never injured (67%) | Injured once (26%) | Injured more than once (7%) | ||
| *p Values are corrected for duration of time in the Denver Health System using non-injury related visits to determine duration. | |||||
| Well child care | 2.7 (1.7) | 2.7 (1.5) | 2.8 (2.1) | 2.4 (1.5) | 0.99 |
| Other non-injury primary care | 3.5 (3.4) | 3.3 (3.1) | 3.8 (3.6) | 5.2 (3.6) | <0.0001 |
| Non-injury specialty visits | 0.2 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.8) | 0.3 (1.1) | 0.51 |
| Non-injury emergency department visits | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.3 (0.7) | 0.4 (0.5) | <0.0001 |
| Non-injury hospitalizations | 0.06 (0.3) | 0.05 (0.2) | 0.07 (0.5) | 0.09 (0.3) | 0.13 |
| Total non-injury encounters | 6.8 (4.2) | 6.4 (3.9) | 7.2 (4.6) | 8.4 (4.6) | <0.0001 |
| Duration of care in DHMC using non-injury visits only (years) | 2.2 (1.3) | 2.2 (1.5) | 2.2 (0.9) | 2.4 (0.7) | 0.57 |