Table 3 Relative reduction of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for intervention (food insecure) and historical comparison groups
| Â | (Baseline) 12-month pre-index visit | 12-month post-index visit | Relative reduction | Average per person reduction (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Visits | Patients | Visits | Patients | Â | Â |
ED visits | ||||||
 Intervention group | 477 | n=123 | 279 | n=122 | −41.5% | 0.77 (0.40–1.15) |
 Comparison group | 344 | n=113 | 257 | n=90 | −25.3% | 0.34 (0.09–0.59) |
Hospitalizations | ||||||
 Intervention group | 68 | n=30 | 30 | n=26 | −55.9% | 0.15 (−0.01–0.29) |
 Comparison group | 34 | n=27 | 28 | n=24 | −17.6% | −0.004 (−0.06, 0.07) |