Table 3.

Average costs ($USD) for CVE group by risk level and type of CVE following the index CVE

	First year			Second year	Third year
	Total	Acute	Short	Total	Total
Risk level
Low risk: 0–1 CHD risk factors
N	31,307	31,307	29,909	18,038	10,396
Mean	41,978	24,509	18,264	13,645	11,738
SD	73,773	44,594	52,401	42,773	35,603
Moderate risk: 2 CHD risk factors
N	33,512	33,512	31,504	18,666	10,677
Mean	38,194	21,122	18,072	14,331	13,043
SD	66,452	39,406	48,145	46,880	37,190
High risk: any CHD or CHD risk equivalent
N	128,566	128,566	121,003	73,246	42,796
Mean	42,903	22,226	21,867	18,186	16,480
SD	73,676	41,416	55,992	49,610	43,728
Type of CVE
Myocardial infarction
N	38,851	38,851	36,285	21,682	12,558
Mean	48,131	30,258	19,083	14,536	12,745
SD	73,948	48,922	48,000	39,139	33,825
Ischemic stroke
N	24,757	24,757	22,920	12,661	6944
Mean	39,608	20,086	20,996	15,072	13,528
SD	80,497	45,600	59,176	43,219	39,748
Percutaneous coronary intervention
N	31,455	31,455	30,589	20,203	12,327
Mean	39,720	23,539	16,593	15,228	14,215
SD	46,733	22,335	37,426	34,154	30,601
Coronary artery bypass graft
N	10,998	10,998	10,664	6962	4213
Mean	69,598	54,251	15,804	11,671	11,003
SD	71,263	55,042	37,180	28,822	34,267
Angina
N	18,970	18,970	18,349	11,763	7226
Mean	29,069	14,077	15,465	14,131	13,971
SD	47,035	26,364	35,364	32,062	32,596
Transient ischemic attack
N	17,694	17,694	16,998	10,429	6038
Mean	23,089	9149	14,416	12,653	11,873
SD	45,322	21,863	36,596	32,618	35,226
Heart failure
N	50,660	50,660	46,611	26,250	14,563
Mean	45,098	17,644	29,672	24,860	21,859
SD	91,161	44,566	74,990	73,803	59,825

CHD coronary heart disease, CVE cardiovascular event, SD standard deviation