Outpatient Visits
Living in a SNF (IRR 1.48, 95% CI 1.29-1.70) and being married (IRR 1.22, 95% CI 1.05-1.41) were associated with increased outpatient visits, while older individuals had fewer outpatient visits (Figure 3). Neither number of comorbidities (Charlson comorbidity index, p for trend, 0.061) nor individual comorbidities were associated with differences in rates of outpatient visits. There was a trend toward more outpatient visits in patients with preserved EF (IRR 1.13, 95% CI 0.99-1.28).