Table 6.
Mean hospital costs of lung cancer per patient - gender, age and cost type
TYPE OF COST: | CARE | SERVICES | MEDICATIONS | MEDICAL SUPPLIES | TOTAL |
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GENDER in Eu (No of pts) | |||||
MALE (N=137) | 446 | 946 | 661 | 117 | 2.170 |
FEMALE (N=50) | 615 | 1.395 | 1.972 | 214 | 4.196 |
p-value | 0.048 | 0.049 | 0.548 | 0.006 | 0.106 |
AGE in Eu (No of pts) | |||||
≤ 65 (N=109) | 510 | 1.156 | 1.061 | 166 | 2.893 |
> 65 (N=78) | 464 | 940 | 942 | 111 | 2.457 |
p-value | 0.588 | 0.136 | 0.304 | 0.913 | 0.171 |