Skip to main content
. 2015 Apr 3;31(1):75–82. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czv023

Table 2.

Main OOP cost inputs for the ECEA, including ranges used in sensitivity analysis

Yearly cost* Mean value per income quintile
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
Hypertension $2 $4 $7 $12 $24
 (Range) (1–5) (2–7) (3–13) (6–23) (12–48)
Stroke $18 $39 $100 $288 $863
 (Range) (10–42) (21–82) (54–215) (162–649) (565–2260)
IHD $22 $52 $128 $338 $992
 (Range) (13–53) (28–111) (71–283) (201–805) (730–2919)
HHF $15 $29 $74 $212 $638
 (Range) (8–31) (15–59) (37–149) (108–432) (332–1333)
ESRD $151 $221 $388 $630 $1731
 (Range) (75–301) (111–442) (194–262) (315–1261) (866–3462)

OOP, out-of-pocket; IHD, ischemic heart disease; HHF, hypertensive heart failure; ESRD, end-stage renal disease. Q1, poorest quintile; Q5, wealthiest quintile. Currency is 2012 USD. For details of the costing methodology, assumptions and data sources, please see Supplementary S3.

*All costs are reported in 2012 USD.