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. 2013 May 1;9:17. doi: 10.1186/1744-8603-9-17

Table 2.

Comparison of annual diabetes costs per patient in Spain

  Mata et al. (CODE 2) Oliva et al. Ballesta et al. Lopez Bastida et al.
Publication year
2002
2004
2006
2002
Reference year
1998
2002
1999
1998
Type of study
National, observational, prevalence and bottom-up approach.
National, prevalence and top-down approach.
Regional, observational, prevalence and bottom-up approach.
Regional, prevalence and top-down approach.
Type of costs
Direct health care costs
Direct health care costs
Direct health care costs and productivity losses (human capital)
Direct health care costs and productivity losses (human capital)
Sources of resources used
Primary data.
Primary and secondary data.
Primary data.
Primary data.
Diabetes Type
Type II
Type I & II
Type II
Type I & II
Age
30-89 years
18+ years
14+ years
0-99 years
Total costs
€1305
€1290-1476
€4278
€758
Direct: €2504
Direct: €470
Productivity €1774
Productivity: €288
Drug costs
€554
€636
€851
€179
Hospitalization costs
€417
€512
€1005
€183
% inpatient costs
59.8%
37%
39%
38%
% outpatient costs
18.5%
17%
28%
23%
% drug costs 21.7% 46% 33% 39%

Source: Data taken from the cost of illness studies [23-26].