Table 3.

Patient Healthcare Utilization in Year 2 by Gender of Usual Source of Care (USOC) in Year 1 (N = 21,365)

Utilization variableGender of USOCP
Male (n = 16,896)Female (n = 4,469)
Percentage of total79.120.9
Total healthcare expenditures (thousands of dollars)5.32 (0.12)5.15 (0.22).52
Prescription drug expenditures (thousands of dollars)1.24 (0.02)1.20 (0.04).49
Office visits, n5.09 (0.07)5.05 (0.12).73
Any emergency department visit, %15.1 (0.4)14.6 (0.6).49
Any hospitalization, %10.9 (0.3)10.1 (0.5).19
  • Values provided as means (standard error). Percentages are population weighted.