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Predicted probability of incurring expenditures (per annum)
| Expenditure category | No valvular disease | Aortic valve disease
|
Mitral valve disease
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptomatic | Asymptomatic | Symptomatic | Asymptomatic | ||
| Insurer expenditure | 84% | 100% | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| Difference compared to no valvular disease* | 16 | 16 | 9 | 6 | |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure | 88% | 100% 95% | 95% | 98% | |
| Difference compared to no valvular disease* | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Note:
These differences are percentage points compared to no valvular disease.
