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Table 5 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 major acute disease health profile group (Total n = 34,733; High cost users n = 3473)

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

Length of hospital stay > = 3 days

Length of hospital stay < 3 days

35.5

26.8–47.1

Multi chronic dx = y;

High Dr. visits = y

Multi chronic dx = n;

High Dr. visits = y

2.1

1.9–2.3

Multi chronic dx = y;

High Dr. visits = n

Multi chronic dx = n;

High Dr. visits = n

3.8

2.3–6.2