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Table 2 Mean unadjusted annual health care utilization and expenditures among US adults with diabetes with and without minor depression

From: Diabetes, minor depression and health care utilization and expenditures: a retrospective database study

 

Utilization*

Expenditures

Category

DEP +

DEP -

DEP +

DEP -

Ambulatory Care

17.9

11.4

$2,297

$1,420

Hospitalizations

0.53

0.28

$4,390

$2,684

Emergency Department Visits

0.51

0.31

$294

$166

Prescriptions

60.7

37.8

$4,061

$2,374

Total

n/a

n/a

$13,038

$8,065

  1. * Mean units of use
  2. Expressed as 2003 US$
  3. = p ≤ 0.05