Table 5 Annual costs per patient of health resources used in patients with COPD in function of the presence or the absence of associated heart disease.
Cost component (€) | Patients without heart disease (n = 7,620) | Patients with heart disease (n = 1,770) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Visits to PC doctor | 104.63 ± 93.01 | 124.37 ± 111.22 | < 0.05 |
Visits to specialist doctor | 88.87 ± 98.51 | 119.42 ± 140.80 | < 0.05 |
Visits to the emergency department | 127.00 ± 188.77 | 184.18 ± 229.74 | < 0.05 |
Hospitalization | 658.13 ± 1610.29 | 1494.44 ± 2321.38 | < 0.05 |
Diagnostic tests | 122.62 ± 135.92 | 164.78 ± 194.29 | < 0.05 |
Drugs | 483.57 ± 406.76 | 575.71 ± 441.79 | < 0.05 |
Oxygentherapy | 70.66 ± 258.76 | 215.53 ± 420.49 | < 0.05 |
Vaccination | |||
influenza | 0.22 ± 0.60 | 0.14 ± 0.49 | < 0.05 |
Pneumococcal | 4.50 ± 6.77 | 5.62 ± 7.14 | < 0.05 |
Sick leave days | 76.61 ± 297.42 | 38.33 ± 281.31 | < 0.05 |
Total cost | 1,749.25 ± 2,120.28 | 2,937.19 ± 2,956.69 | < 0.05 |