Skip to main content
. 2023 Jul 10;25(4):615–629. doi: 10.1007/s10198-023-01616-4

Table 4.

Entropy Balancing ITT N = 1685 (balanced for 1 moment, Interaction Kasse)

Intervention Control Pre Balancing Control Post Balancing
Mean Variance Skewness Mean Variance Skewness Mean Variance Skewness
Sex: male 0.69 0.21 – 0.82 0.68 0.22 – 0.76 0.69 0.21 – 0.82
Age 66.58 73.56 – 0.49 66.41 74.78 – 0.41 66.58 74.08 – 0.40
Status of health insurance: regularly insured 0.37 0.23 0.53 0.37 0.23 0.54 0.37 0.23 0.53
Status of health insurance: pensioner 0.61 0.24 – 0.45 0.60 0.24 – 0.42 0.61 0.24 – 0.45
Disease management program 0.40 0.24 0.42 0.37 0.23 0.55 0.40 0.24 0.42
Outpatient costs (€) 1114.20 3226447.95 19.07 1115.89 1194001.98 5.81 1114.20 973481.43 4.05
Outpatient non-physician services costs (€) 166.29 207714.28 9.29 142.91 142151.73 6.88 166.29 219727.40 6.52
Medical supplies costs (€) 207.55 555631.91 9.86 197.16 417933.74 6.96 207.55 440005.55 6.43
Hospital costs (€) 1917.41 21844056.39 5.92 1880.54 18695682.66 3.99 1917.41 20500507.16 4.09
Sick pay costs (€) 467.94 7222682.29 7.88 458.09 6197934.63 6.63 467.94 6073330.17 6.58
Medication costs (€) 891.66 2124080.04 6.66 914.32 3566228.58 7.86 891.66 2831768.27 8.15
Rehabilitation costs (€) 50.24 86380.88 6.16 55.65 120122.81 6.87 50.24 103828.36 7.11
Prevention training cost (€) 2.51 335.39 8.74 1.86 213.09 9.09 2.51 294.56 7.84
Total costs 4848.52 48830330.27 4.53 4805.80 37919481.00 2.85 4848.52 38677671.41 2.85
Health insurance company (TK) 0.62 0.24 – 0.47 0.64 0.23 – 0.58 0.62 0.24 – 0.47
Health insurance company (mhplus) 0.03 0.03 5.66 0.03 0.03 5.94 0.03 0.03 5.66
TK*Total costs 3128.92 44038769.25 5.45 3147.14 30572148.29 3.22 3128.92 32208967.38 3.36
mhplus*Total costs 147.13 1824561.95 13.57 74.42 631579.35 16.60 147.13 1828636.44 11.26
Daily defined dose 1849.04 1772058.90 1.15 1778.66 1598490.96 1.10 1849.04 1745343.24 1.09
TK*DDD 1151.79 1971818.34 1.47 1152.85 1730926.40 1.23 1151.79 1847963.68 1.25
mhplus*DDD 44.87 96246.77 8.03 35.12 70161.38 9.23 44.87 99407.26 8.24
Hospital days (number) 3.03 50.96 3.97 3.01 52.58 4.69 3.03 52.45 4.46
Sick pay days 8.57 1935.23 6.12 7.74 1651.42 6.35 8.57 1845.44 6.13
Congestive heart failure 0.14 0.12 2.04 0.13 0.11 2.25 0.14 0.12 2.04
Cardiac arrhythmia 0.19 0.16 1.56 0.19 0.15 1.61 0.19 0.16 1.56
Valvular disease 0.14 0.12 2.10 0.14 0.12 2.12 0.14 0.12 2.10
Pulmonary circulation disorder 0.03 0.03 5.66 0.03 0.02 6.08 0.03 0.03 5.66
Peripheral vascular disease 0.88 0.10 – 2.41 0.87 0.11 – 2.17 0.88 0.10 – 2.41
Hypertension, uncomplicated 0.79 0.17 – 1.42 0.81 0.15 – 1.58 0.79 0.17 – 1.42
Hypertension, complicated 0.16 0.13 1.89 0.16 0.13 1.90 0.16 0.13 1.89
Paralysis 0.02 0.02 6.88 0.02 0.02 6.58 0.02 0.02 6.88
Other neurological disorders 0.03 0.03 5.29 0.03 0.03 5.13 0.03 0.03 5.29
Chronic pulmonary disease 0.25 0.19 1.15 0.26 0.19 1.07 0.25 0.19 1.15
Diabetes, uncomplicated 0.32 0.22 0.78 0.29 0.21 0.94 0.32 0.22 0.78
Diabetes, complicated 0.20 0.16 1.46 0.23 0.17 1.32 0.20 0.16 1.46
Hypothyroidism 0.13 0.12 2.15 0.13 0.11 2.17 0.13 0.12 2.15
Renal failure 0.15 0.13 1.97 0.14 0.12 2.10 0.15 0.13 1.97
Liver disease 0.16 0.14 1.84 0.17 0.14 1.78 0.16 0.14 1.84
Peptic ulcer disease excluding bleeding 0.03 0.03 5.95 0.02 0.02 6.77 0.03 0.03 5.95
Lymphoma 0.01 0.01 12.58 0.01 0.01 11.07 0.01 0.01 12.58
Metastatic cancer 0.01 0.01 8.81 0.01 0.01 8.04 0.01 0.01 8.81
Solid tumor without metastasis 0.11 0.10 2.51 0.11 0.10 2.54 0.11 0.10 2.51
Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseases 0.05 0.04 4.34 0.08 0.07 3.13 0.05 0.04 4.34
Coagulopathy 0.06 0.06 3.55 0.05 0.05 4.07 0.06 0.06 3.55
Obesity 0.24 0.18 1.25 0.23 0.18 1.31 0.24 0.18 1.25
Weight loss 0.01 0.01 10.59 0.02 0.02 6.24 0.01 0.01 10.59
Fluid and electrolyte disorders 0.05 0.05 3.92 0.04 0.04 4.87 0.05 0.05 3.92
Blood-loss anemia 0.01 0.01 12.58 0.01 0.01 13.15 0.01 0.01 12.58
Deficiency anemia 0.04 0.04 4.80 0.04 0.04 4.87 0.04 0.04 4.80
Alcohol abuse 0.05 0.05 4.03 0.06 0.06 3.61 0.05 0.05 4.03
Drug abuse 0.01 0.01 12.58 0.01 0.01 11.07 0.01 0.01 12.58
Psychoses 0.00 0.00 20.00 0.00 0.00 14.72 0.00 0.00 20.00
Depression 0.23 0.18 1.30 0.23 0.18 1.31 0.23 0.18 1.30