Table 2: Comparison of other healthcare use by children with diabetes mellitus from low-income families in California and Ontario
Type of visit      Jurisdiction
California
n = 4922		Ontario
n = 2050		p value*
DM-routine visits
    Proportion with ≥ 2 visits per person-year, no. (%)3185 (64.7)1552 (75.7)< 0.001
    Visits per patient-year, mean (95% CI)2.85 (2.80-2.90)3.40 (3.35-3.45)< 0.001
Other hospital admissions
    Admissions per patient-year, mean (95% CI)0.11 (0.11-0.09)0.12 (0.11-0.13)0.05
Rate of emergency department visits for DM complications†
    Visits per patient-year, mean (95% CI)0.03 (0.02-0.03)0.03 (0.03-0.04)1.0

Note: CI = confidence interval, DM = diabetes mellitus.

*Determined using χ2 test for proportion with > 2 DM routine visits, Student t test for visit or admission rates per patient-year.

†Excludes visits that end in hospital admission.