Table 3:

Health care sector utilization in case and control patients within 3 years

Variable	No trauma n = 104 353	Trauma n = 26 123	Attributable health care utilization
No. of hospital admissions (mean, 95% CI)	0.16 (0.156–0.164)	0.4^* (0.39–0.41)	0.24 (0.2–0.28)
≥ 1 hospital admissions, %	10.21	29.14^*
≥ 2 hospital admissions, %	2.94	6.63^*
No. of ED visits (mean, 95% CI)	1.03 (1.01–1.05)	2.03^* (1.98–2.08)	1.00 (0.98–10.2)
≥ 3 ED episodes	11.98	24.95^*
No. of outpatient surgeries (mean, 95% CI)	0.27 (0.265–0.275)	1.15^* (1.13–1.17)	0.88 (0.83–1.03)
≥ 1 outpatient surgeries	18.4	75.8^*
≥ 2 outpatient surgeries	5.06	24.99^*
No. of family doctor visits (mean, 95% CI)	9.68 (9.59–9.77)	11.63^* (11.4–11.8)	1.98 (1.95–2.01)
≥ 5 family physician visits	57.7	65.47^*
≥ 10 family physician visits	34	39.5^*