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Table 4 Logistic regression models comparing high-cost health care users and not high-cost use, excluding long-term care residents, by health profile category, Saskatchewan, April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2017 (n = 1,175,147). High-cost users within moderate chronic health profile group, odds ratios (Total n = 112,776; High-cost users n = 11,277)

From: Defining ‘actionable’ high- costhealth care use: results using the Canadian Institute for Health Information population grouping methodology

Focus setting

Comparison setting

OR

95% CI

Home care (=yes)

Home care (=no)

2.04

1.94–2.14

Mental health (=yes)

Mental health (=no)

1.35

1.28–1.43

Hx of hosp = y; low income = y

Hx of hosp = n; low income = y

4.76

4.32–5.23

Hx of hosp = y; low income = n

Hx of hosp = n; low income = n

4.06

3.88–4.25