2017
Favorable cardiovascular risk factor profile is associated with lower healthcare expenditure and resource utilization among adults with diabetes mellitus free of established cardiovascular disease: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
Feldman DI, Valero-Elizondo J, Salami JA, Rana JS, Ogunmoroti O, Osondu CU, Spatz ES, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Nasir K. Favorable cardiovascular risk factor profile is associated with lower healthcare expenditure and resource utilization among adults with diabetes mellitus free of established cardiovascular disease: 2012 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Atherosclerosis 2017, 258: 79-83. PMID: 28214425, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2017.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCost SavingsDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth Care CostsHealth Care SurveysHealth ExpendituresHealth ResourcesHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicOdds RatioProcess Assessment, Health CareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsFavorable cardiovascular risk factor profileCardiovascular risk factor profileRisk factor profileDiabetes mellitusMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyLower healthcare expendituresCardiovascular diseaseCRF profileDM statusHealthcare expendituresFactor profileCVD-free individualsMean annual expenditureLifestyle modificationMean ageIndividualized prescriptionTwo-part econometric modelEconomic burdenTherapeutic treatmentMellitusDiseaseCost dataAnnual expenditureIndividualsResource utilization
2016
Favorable Cardiovascular Risk Profile Is Associated With Lower Healthcare Costs and Resource Utilization
Valero-Elizondo J, Salami JA, Ogunmoroti O, Osondu CU, Aneni EC, Malik R, Spatz ES, Rana JS, Virani SS, Blankstein R, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Nasir K. Favorable Cardiovascular Risk Profile Is Associated With Lower Healthcare Costs and Resource Utilization. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2016, 9: 143-153. PMID: 26941417, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyCardiovascular diseaseCRF profileFavorable cardiovascular risk factor profileCardiovascular risk factor profileCause healthcare resource utilizationFavorable cardiovascular risk profileHealthcare expendituresCardiovascular risk profileRisk factor statusHealthcare resource utilizationRisk factor profileBurden of morbidityClinical Modification codesOverall healthcare expendituresFinal study sampleLower medical expendituresLower healthcare costsLower health expendituresHealthcare utilizationCVD statusFactor statusStudy populationInternational ClassificationTwo-part econometric model