Table 2.

Annual health care resource utilization

Health care resource utilizationPatients with hemophilia B (N = 454)Controls (N = 454)P*
Inpatient admissions    
 Occurrence of ≥1 admission, n (%) 87 (19.2) 26 (5.7) <.001 
 Number of admissions, mean (SD) 0.3 (0.6) 0.1 (0.3) <.001 
 Days of hospitalization, mean (SD) 1.2 (3.7) 0.3 (1.5) <.001 
Emergency department visits    
 Occurrence of ≥1 admission, n (%) 133 (29.3) 64 (14.1) <.001 
 Number of admissions, mean (SD) 0.6 (1.2) 0.2 (0.6) <.001 
Outpatient visits    
 Occurrence of ≥1 visit, n (%) 454 (100.0) 366 (80.6) <.001 
 Number of visits, mean (SD) 17.7 (22.9) 8.0 (11.0) <.001 
Specialist visits    
 Hematologists    
  Occurrence of ≥1 visit, n (%) 289 (63.7) 34 (7.5) <.001 
  Number of visits, mean (SD) 2.1 (3.4) 0.2 (1.6) <.001 
 Orthopedists    
  Occurrence of ≥1 visit, n (%) 151 (33.3) 81 (17.8) <.001 
  Number of visits, mean (SD) 2.4 (6.3) 1.2 (4.6) <.001 
 Psychologists/psychiatrists    
  Occurrence of ≥1 visit, n (%) 45 (9.9) 21 (4.6) .002 
  Number of visits, mean (SD) 0.6 (3.1) 0.6 (4.2) .054 
Prescribed opioids    
 Occurrence of ≥1 prescription, n (%) 185 (40.7) 102 (22.5) <.001 
 Number of prescriptions, mean (SD) 1.8 (4.7) 0.7 (2.2) <.001 
 Days of supply, mean (SD) 35.2 (114.1) 9.9 (39.1) <.001 
Health care resource utilizationPatients with hemophilia B (N = 454)Controls (N = 454)P*
Inpatient admissions    
 Occurrence of ≥1 admission, n (%) 87 (19.2) 26 (5.7) <.001 
 Number of admissions, mean (SD) 0.3 (0.6) 0.1 (0.3) <.001 
 Days of hospitalization, mean (SD) 1.2 (3.7) 0.3 (1.5) <.001 
Emergency department visits    
 Occurrence of ≥1 admission, n (%) 133 (29.3) 64 (14.1) <.001 
 Number of admissions, mean (SD) 0.6 (1.2) 0.2 (0.6) <.001 
Outpatient visits    
 Occurrence of ≥1 visit, n (%) 454 (100.0) 366 (80.6) <.001 
 Number of visits, mean (SD) 17.7 (22.9) 8.0 (11.0) <.001 
Specialist visits    
 Hematologists    
  Occurrence of ≥1 visit, n (%) 289 (63.7) 34 (7.5) <.001 
  Number of visits, mean (SD) 2.1 (3.4) 0.2 (1.6) <.001 
 Orthopedists    
  Occurrence of ≥1 visit, n (%) 151 (33.3) 81 (17.8) <.001 
  Number of visits, mean (SD) 2.4 (6.3) 1.2 (4.6) <.001 
 Psychologists/psychiatrists    
  Occurrence of ≥1 visit, n (%) 45 (9.9) 21 (4.6) .002 
  Number of visits, mean (SD) 0.6 (3.1) 0.6 (4.2) .054 
Prescribed opioids    
 Occurrence of ≥1 prescription, n (%) 185 (40.7) 102 (22.5) <.001 
 Number of prescriptions, mean (SD) 1.8 (4.7) 0.7 (2.2) <.001 
 Days of supply, mean (SD) 35.2 (114.1) 9.9 (39.1) <.001 
*

McNemar's tests were used for comparisons of categorical variables and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used for comparisons of continuous variables.

Indicates statistical significance (P < .05).

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