Favorable Cardiovascular Health Is Associated With Lower Health Care Expenditures and Resource Utilization in a Large US Employee Population
| Autor: | Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Ehimen Aneni, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Sankalp Das, Joseph A Salami, Chris Calitz, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Henry Guzman, Chukwuemeka U. Osondu, Arthur S. Agatston, Emir Veledar, Theodore Feldman, Maribeth Rouseff, Barry T. Katzen, Khurram Nasir, Eduardo Sanchez, Adnan Younus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
education.field_of_study Health risk assessment business.industry Population MEDLINE General Medicine Odds ratio Emergency department 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Interquartile range Health care Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business education Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 92:512-524 |
| ISSN: | 0025-6196 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.12.026 |
| Popis: | Objective To examine the association of favorable cardiovascular health (CVH) status with 1-year health care expenditures and resource utilization in a large health care employee population. Participants and Methods Employees of Baptist Health South Florida participated in a health risk assessment from January 1 through September 30, 2014. Information on dietary patterns, physical activity, blood pressure, blood glucose level, total cholesterol level, and smoking were collected. Participants were categorized into CVH profiles using the American Heart Association's ideal CVH construct as optimal (6-7 metrics), moderate (3-5 metrics), and low (0-2 metrics). Two-part econometric models were used to analyze health care expenditures. Results Of 9097 participants (mean ± SD age, 42.7±12.1 years), 1054 (11.6%) had optimal, 6945 (76.3%) had moderate, and 1098 (12.1%) had low CVH profiles. The mean annual health care expenditures among those with a low CVH profile was $10,104 (95% CI, $8633-$11,576) compared with $5824 (95% CI, $5485-$6164) and $4282 (95% CI, $3639-$4926) in employees with moderate and optimal CVH profiles, respectively. In adjusted analyses, persons with optimal and moderate CVH had a $2021 (95% CI, –$3241 to –$801) and $940 (95% CI, –$1560 to $80) lower mean expenditure, respectively, than those with low CVH. This trend remained even after adjusting for demographic characteristics and comorbid conditions as well as across all demographic subgroups. Similarly, health care resource utilization was significantly lower in those with optimal CVH profiles compared with those with moderate or low CVH profiles. Conclusion Favorable CVH profile is associated with significantly lower total medical expenditures and health care utilization in a large, young, ethnically diverse, and fully insured employee population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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