Table 4.

Hospitalization frequency and costs among PhilHealth members with any HTN-related discharges

Per Member Number of Hospitalizations in 3.5 Years	Number (%) of Members n = 141103	Number (%) of Hospitalizations n = 189010	Total Costs for Hospitalizations and Costs per Member in 3.5 Years (PhP) Total Sum Median Interquartile Range
1	112107 (79.5)	112107 (59.3)	161222657 85 (54, 157)
2	20637 (14.6)	41274 (21.8)	5906369 188 (119, 341)
3–5	7651 (5.4)	25807 (13.7)	3375467 308 (198, 547)
6–9	479 (0.3)	3301 (1.8)	330315 498 (336, 849)
10+	229 (0.2)	6521 (3.5)	346820 1151 (684, 1979)

Distribution of number of hypertension-related hospitalizations and associated costs (*in 2005 US$, using mid-year exchange rates and adjusted for inflation) in 3.5 years for PhilHealth members with an admission during the first 18 months of the study (July 2002–December 2003)