Baseline healthcare use by self-reported moderate to vigorous physical activity (exercise vital sign)
| Inactive (n=25 117) | Insufficiently active (n=10 221) | Active (n=9558) | P value | |
| Baseline healthcare use (Oct 2014–Sept 2015) | ||||
| All cause | ||||
| Hospitalisations | 5869 (23%) | 1461 (14%) | 1036 (11%) | <0.01 |
| 0.4 (0.93) | 0.2 (0.64) | 0.2 (0.58) | <0.01 | |
| Observational stays | 1830 (7%) | 485 (5%) | 338 (4%) | <0.01 |
| 0.1 (0.34) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.26) | <0.01 | |
| Emergency department visits | 9258 (37%) | 2829 (28%) | 2369 (25%) | <0.01 |
| 0.8 (1.74) | 0.5 (1.26) | 0.4 (1.33) | <0.01 | |
| Primary care visits | 4.9 (4.75) | 4.2 (3.92) | 4.1 (4.27) | <0.01 |
| Specialty care visits | 9.7 (12.48) | 8.2 (10.82) | 8.4 (12.51) | <0.01 |
| COPD-related acute care encounters | ||||
| Hospitalisations | 1045 (4%) | 258 (3%) | 141 (1%) | <0.01 |
| 0.2 (0.47) | 0.1 (0.33) | 0.1 (0.26) | <0.01 | |
| Observational stays | 244 (1%) | 73 (1%) | 35 (0%) | <0.01 |
| 0.0 (0.18) | 0.0 (0.16) | 0.0 (0.12) | <0.01 | |
| Emergency department visits | 1208 (5%) | 359 (4%) | 226 (2%) | <0.01 |
| 0.2 (0.56) | 0.1 (0.44) | 0.1 (0.37) | <0.01 | |
| Outpatient treated exacerbations | 9550 (38%) | 3340 (33%) | 2992 (31%) | <0.01 |
| 0.7 (1.16) | 0.5 (1.00) | 0.5 (1.00) | <0.01 | |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.