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. 2018 Mar 7;18:160. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-2962-8

Table 5.

Average partial effects of selected comorbidities on total costs (in CHF)

Infectious diseases Skin problems Musculoskeletal diseases Circulatory diseases
APE (SE) APE (SE) APE (SE) APE (SE)
Psychiatric conditions
 Schizophrenia 4576*** (1681) 1487* (883) 1005* (536) 1795 (1452)
 Mood disorder 306 (613) 100 (211) 67 (136) 121 (236)
 Neurotic disorder 1893*** (607) 621** (316) 419** (210) 753 (623)
 Behavioral syndrome −287 (552) −94 (180) −63 (126) −113 (247)
 Personality disorder 1318** (586) 431 (286) 291* (164) 521 (449)
 Mental retardation 827 (1166) 271 (383) 183 (254) 327 (541)
Substance abuse
 Alcohol 95 (379) 31 (126) 21 (83) 37 (149)
 Illicit drugs 853** (372) 275 (180) 185* (109) 331 (303)
 Pharmaceuticals 2750** (1017) 894** (427) 602** (305) 1075 (1058)

N = 1107. Standard errors calculated with the delta-method. Length of stay in 2011 (exposure) taken into account

* p < 0.10, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01