Table 5.
Adjusted total and incremental average per-person annual health care expenditures (2013 US dollars) among elderly individuals (≥65 years) with and without Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders (ADRD) from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013).
ADRD (1.6 million)
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No ADRD (37.1 million)
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Incremental difference
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Mean ($) | 95% confidence interval | Mean ($) | 95% confidence interval | Mean ($) | 95% confidence interval | |
Total*** | 14,508 | (14,368–14,650) | 10,096 | (9,999–10,195) | 4412 | (4369–4455) |
Home health*** | 3413 | (3353–3478) | 561 | (549–575) | 2852 | (2805–2903) |
Inpatient | 2652 | (2617–2686) | 3356 | (3313–3399) | ||
Emergency | 268 | (264–271) | 241 | (238–244) | ||
Outpatient | 2525 | (2503–2546) | 2952 | (2927–2976) | ||
Prescription*** | 3447 | (3414–3481) | 2475 | (2451–2499) | 973 | (963–982) |
Other*** | 312 | (308–317) | 140 | (139–143) | 172 | (170–174) |
Note: Based on 14,010 (662 ADRD and 13,348 No ADRD) community-dwelling elderly individuals aged 65 years and older who were alive during the calendar year. All expenditures are adjusted for age, sex, race, marital status, education, income, insurance type, mental health status, physical health status, number of chronic conditions, body mass index categories, physical activity and smoking. Confidence intervals are based on 2000 bootstrap replications using the percentile method.
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