Changes attributable to health events in the third year after versus the year before hospital admission for the health event
| Model | No. of participants | Pre- to postevent absolute change attributable to the health event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent employed, estimate (95% CI) | Annual earnings, estimate (95% CI); $2012 | ||
| Acute MI | |||
| Baseline model | 1 839 773 | −5.0 (−5.5 to −4.5) | −3834 (−4323 to −3346) |
| Subsets: working in Y+3 | 1 692 408 | −2525 (−3025 to −2024) | |
| Index hospital LOS ≥ 3 d | 1 677 713 | −5.5 (−6.1 to −4.9) | −4136 (−4676 to −3597) |
| Age ≤ 55 yr | 1 372 022 | −4.4 (−4.9 to −3.8) | −3584 (−4182 to −2985) |
| Cardiac arrest | |||
| Baseline model | 308 418 | −12.9 (−15.3 to −10.4) | −11 143 (−13 324 to −8962) |
| Subsets: working in Y+3 | 285 994 | −8220 (−10 710 to −5729) | |
| Index hospital LOS ≥ 3 d | 288 566 | −13.2 (−15.7 to −10.6) | −11 348 (−13 661 to −9035) |
| Age ≤ 55 yr | 233 933 | −12.6 (−15.4 to −9.7) | −13 203 (−16 089 to −10 318) |
| Stroke | |||
| Baseline model | 892 876 | −19.8 (−21.2 to −18.5) | −13 278 (−14 255 to −12 301) |
| Subsets: working in Y+3 | 817 741 | −9430 (−10 610 to −8249) | |
| Index hospital LOS ≥ 3 d | 784 202 | −22.1 (−23.5 to −20.6) | −14 462 (−15 519 to −13 404) |
| Age ≤ 55 yr | 648 242 | −18.8 (−20.8 to −17.2) | −14 015 (−15 279 to −12 752) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, LOS = length of stay, MI = myocardial infarction, Y0 = calendar year of index health event, Y+3 = third calendar year after Y0. p < 0.001 for all 21 comparisons.