Table 4 |
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Unit cost, number of users and mean cost per patient in different cost categories |
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Cost Category |
Average unit cost per category |
Total n. of user (% of total sample) |
Cost by cases (% of total costs) |
Cost by controls (% of total costs) |
Δ (Δ/controls) |
P value* |
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Drugs |
3.91 |
139 |
1,158 (6%) |
315 (3%) |
843 (2.7) |
0.000 |
|
Antibiotics |
2.76 |
108 |
477 (3%) |
178 (2%) |
299 (1.7) |
0.000 |
|
Supplies |
34.5 |
140 |
407 (2%) |
274 (3%) |
133 (0.5) |
0.116 |
|
Medical procedures |
785.6 |
38 |
130 (1%) |
301 (3%) |
-171(-0.6) |
0.899 |
|
Surgeries |
5968 |
32 |
1,728 (9%) |
904 (10%) |
824 (0.9) |
0.607 |
|
Diagnostic tests |
64.24 |
137 |
391 (2%) |
232 (3%) |
159 (0.7) |
0.009 |
|
Lab exams |
12.4 |
134 |
264 (1%) |
93 (1%) |
171 (1.8) |
0.000 |
|
Special visits |
16.53 |
55 |
26 (0%) |
11 (0%) |
15 (1.4) |
0.019 |
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Hospital stay |
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TIPO |
1140.07 |
14,137 (78%) |
6,957 (77%) |
7,180 (1.0) |
0.000 |
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|
ID |
350.91 |
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RIA |
1090.68 |
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UCC |
550.11 |
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Total Direct Healthcare Costs |
18,241 |
9,087 |
9,154 (1.0) |
0.000 |
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* Student t test on log transformed data |
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Tarricone et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2010 8:8 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-8-8 |
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