Health outcome | Before-DTEP | After-DTEP | % difference after-before DTEP rates | IRR (95% CI)a | p-value | ||
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Age (years) | No. | IR per 1000 (95% CI) | No. | IR per 1000 (95% CI) | |||
Hospitalization | |||||||
0–2 | 198 | 241.9 (209.4–278.0) | 71 | 65.5 (51.2–82.7) | −72.9 | 0.27 (0.20–0.36) | p < 0.0001 |
3–5 | 101 | 162.9 (132.7–197.9) | 43 | 31.9(23.1–43.0) | −80.4 | 0.20 (0.13–0.28) | p < 0.0001 |
Emergency room visit | |||||||
0–2 | 389 | 564.4 (509.7–623.4) | 261 | 256.1 (226.0–289.2) | −54.6 | 0.45 (0.39–0.53) | p < 0.0001 |
3–5 | 99 | 202.9 (164.9–247.1) | 145 | 121.8 (102.7–143.3) | −40.0 | 0.60 (0.46–0.78) | p = 0.0001 |
Outpatient services | |||||||
0–2 | 293 | 425.1 (377.8–476.7) | 530 | 520.1 (476.8–566.3) | + 22.3 | 1.22 (1.06–1.42) | p = 0.0053 |
3–5 | 172 | 352.6 (301.9–409.4) | 400 | 335.9 (303.8–370.5) | −4.7 | 0.95 (0.79–1.15) | p = 0.59 |
Drug Prescription | |||||||
0–2 | 10,532 | 13,156.0 (12,905.9–13,409.7) | 12,784 | 12,025.4 (11,817.8–12,235.7) | −8.6 | 0.91 (0.89–0.94) | p < 0.0001 |
3–5 | 6670 | 11,175.4 (10,910.6–11,445.0) | 10,264 | 8223.2 (8067.5–8381.0) | −26.4 | 0.74 (0.71–0.76) | p < 0.0001 |