No. of visits to healthcare provider | 9.8 ± 11.1 | 6 (4–12) | 8.9 ± 10.0 | 6 (4–9) | 13.6 ± 14.3 | 10 (5–19) |
Rheumatologist | 2.6 ± 2.3 | 2 (1–4) | 2.7 ± 2.4 | 3 (2–4) | 2.3 ± 1.8 | 3 (1–3) |
Dermatologist | 2.0 ± 3.0 | 2 (0–3) | 2.0 ± 3.1 | 2 (0–3) | 2.0 ± 2.2 | 2 (0–3) |
Orthopedist | 0.9 ± 1.5 | 0 (0–2) | 0.9 ± 1.6 | 0 (0–2) | 0.9 ± 1.4 | 0 (0–2) |
Allied health provider | 1.3 ± 4.6 | 0 (0–0) | 1.1 ± 4.1 | 0 (0–0) | 2.1 ± 6.3 | 0 (0–0.8) |
General medicine | 0.7 ± 1.6 | 0 (0–0) | 0.4 ± 1.2 | 0 (0–0) | 1.7 ± 2.6† | 0 (0–4) |
Others | 2.3 ± 6.8 | 0 (0–2) | 1.8 ± 6.0 | 0 (0–1) | 4.6 ± 9.4 | 0 (0–4) |
No. of diagnostic tests | 12.9 ± 11.8 | 11 (4–18) | 12.5 ± 12.1 | 11 (4–17) | 14.0 ± 10.4 | 14 (5–21) |
Chemical pathology test†† | 11.4 ± 10.6 | 10 (3–17) | 11.2 ± 11.0 | 9 (3–17) | 12.3 ± 8.6 | 13 (4–18) |
Imaging test | 1.5 ± 2.4 | 0 (0–2) | 1.4 ± 2.2 | 0 (0–2) | 2.0 ± 2.8 | 0 (0–5) |
No. of emergency department visits (among the whole group) | 0.5 ± 1.3 | 0 (0–1) | 0.6 ± 1.4 | 0 (0–1) | 0.4 ± 0.8 | 0 (0–0.8) |
No. of emergency department visits (among users) | 2.1 ± 1.9 | 1 (1–2) | 2.1 ± 2.0 | 1 (1–2) | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.5 (1–2.3) |
Duration of inpatient care, days (among the whole group) | 1.7 ± 7.5 | 0 (0–0) | 1.1 ± 4.9 | 0 (0–0) | 4.0 ± 13.9 | 0 (0–0.8) |
Duration of inpatient care, days (among users) | 3.5 ± 8.3 | 0 (0–3) | 3.8 ± 8.9 | 0 (0–4) | 2.2 ± 4.8 | 0 (0–3.8) |