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. 2015 Feb 12:12:E18.
doi: 10.5888/pcd12.140397.

Multiple chronic conditions among outpatient pediatric patients, southeastern Michigan, 2008-2013

Michael E Rezaee  1 , Martha Pollock  2
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Multiple chronic conditions among outpatient pediatric patients, southeastern Michigan, 2008-2013

Michael E Rezaee et al. Prev Chronic Dis. .

Abstract

Studies investigating the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) and their associated health care cost and use among pediatric populations have been limited. Among 14,404 pediatric patients receiving outpatient care in southeastern Michigan from 2008 through 2013, 82.1% had 0 chronic conditions, 16.2% had 1 chronic condition, and 1.6% had 2 or more chronic conditions. Greater numbers of chronic conditions significantly predicted outpatient cost (β = 581.7, P < .001), visit frequency (β = 9.1, P < .001), and days between appointments (β = -33.9, P < .001). Further study of MCCs among pediatric patients is needed given their increasing prevalence and their associated health care cost and use.

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