Table 3.
Comparison of costs according to gender in the patients with pneumonia and acute otitis media.
| Pneumonia |
Acute Otitis Media* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girl n = 25 | Boy n = 28 | p | Girl n = 25 | Boy n = 42 | p | ||
| Direct Costs, € | Mean ± SD | 666.97 ± 856.55 | 1,898.83 ± 4,250.92 | 0.165 | 20.39 ± 7.1 | 20.67 ± 8.03 | 0.696 |
| Median (Q1-Q3) | 272.15 (190.40–649.63) | 534.59 (299.37–1,023.96) | 17.59 (17.59–17.59) | 17.59 (17.59–17.59) | |||
| Service cost | Mean ± SD | 428.36 ± 478.09 | 1,282.95 ± 3038.63 | 0.247 | NA | NA | — |
| Median (Q1-Q3) | 217.77 (152.72–447.31) | 318.81 (200.06–743.65) | |||||
| Medication cost | Mean ± SD | 151.83 ± 238.16 | 492.71 ± 1551.79 | 0.101 | NA | NA | — |
| Median (Q1-Q3) | 55.38 (29.73–123.62) | 86.7 (36.67–257.26) | |||||
| Material cost | Mean ± SD | 86.78 ± 310.15 | 123.17 ± 341.18 | 0.345 | NA | NA | — |
| Median (Q1-Q3) | 5.95 (1.18–20.25) | 8.91 (1.89–84.68) | |||||
| Indirect Costs, € | Mean ± SD | 389.98 ± 308.75 | 549.47 ± 539 | 0.136 | 104.34 ± 12.73 | 107.23 ± 37.34 | 0.781 |
| Median (Q1-Q3) | 291.69 (176.52–560.44) | 368.48 (253.3–598.83) | 99.73 (99.73–99.73) | 99.73 (99.73–99.73) | |||
| Total Cost, € | Mean ± SD | 1,056.94 ± 1,068.04 | 2,448.30 ± 4,611.13 | 0.130 | 116.61 ± 19.00 | 127.90 ± 43.26 | 0.722 |
| Median (Q1-Q3) | 743.29 (361.02–1,210.07) | 901.59 (590.03–1,799.23) | 109.33 (109.33–109.33) | 117.32 (117.32–117.32) | |||
SD, standard deviation; Q1, 1st quartile (25th percentile); Q3, 3rd quartile (75th percentile); NA, not available