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. 2015 Jul 31;10(7):e0134657. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134657

Table 2. Adjusted means for different cost types over 18 months after the start of the integrated care contract for all patients, societal perspective.

Homeopathy (n = 22275) Control (n = 22275)
Type of cost N Cost utilization Adj. mean (EUR) (95% CI) N Cost utilization Adj. mean (EUR) (95% CI) p-value
Integrated care contract 22272 228.00 (226.66–229.35) <0.0001
Outpatient 22271 1088.25 (1073.90–1102.59) 22275 867.87 (853.52–882.21) <0.0001
 Homeopathic physician 21658 165.32 (163.45–167.20) 606 25.50 (23.62–27.37) <0.0001
 Other physicians 21802 950.49 (933.17–967.80) 22275 856.37 (839.06–873.69) <0.0001
Medication 19638 773.27 (656.37–890.17) 20166 579.64 (462.74–696.54) 0.022
Productivity loss 7960 3698.00 (3586.48–3809.53) 7954 3092.84 (2981.31–3204.37) <0.0001
Inpatient 4702 959.65 (904.08–1015.22) 4334 821.90 (766.33–877.47) 0.001
Other 20604 56.21 (54.54–57.88) 17538 54.64 (52.96–56.31) 0.192
Total 22275 7207.72 (7001.14–7414.29) 22275 5857.56 (5650.98–6064.13) <0.0001