American Diabetes Association

Table 2—

Comparison of mean health care use among depressed and nondepressed individuals with diabetes (U.S. 1996)

Utilization category	Depressed		Nondepressed		P^*
Utilization category	n	Mean utilization	n	Mean utilization	P^*
Ambulatory visits	85	12	708	7	0.0001
Emergency department visits	29	1	144	1	0.1624
Hospital inpatient days	23	1	147	1	0.8983
Number of prescription medications	85	43	717	21	<0.0001

Utilization category	Depressed		Nondepressed		P^*
Utilization category	n	Mean utilization	n	Mean utilization	P^*
Ambulatory visits	85	12	708	7	0.0001
Emergency department visits	29	1	144	1	0.1624
Hospital inpatient days	23	1	147	1	0.8983
Number of prescription medications	85	43	717	21	<0.0001

P value for mean log 10-transformed use adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, health insurance, and comorbidity.