Table 3.

Incremental expenditures associated with HCU status, by cost component and total

Cost component	Annual incremental costs*, mean (95% CI)
Hospital admission	$13 428 (13 334 to 13 534)
Physicians	$3150 (3134 to 3168)
Outpatient drug benefits	$1493 (1462 to 1523)
Rehabilitation	$1430 (1392 to 1467)
Home care	$1363 (1347 to 1378)
Cancer care	$1226 (1200 to 1253)
Complex continuing care	$1213 (1168 to 1257)
Long-term care	$1021 (995 to 1046)
Emergency department	$684 (679 to 687)
Mental health admissions	$258 (238 to 278)
Dialysis	$89 (79 to 99)
Laboratory tests	$51 (50 to 52)
Total incremental cost	$25 527 (25 383 to 25 670)

Annual incremental costs are additional mean expenditures incurred by an HCU in the incident year compared with a non-HCU and the baseline year.

*Costs were modelled to follow gamma distribution with log-link function.