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. 2020 Mar 25;15(3):e0230641. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230641

Table 2. Mean and median (IQR) total costs in euros (€) of medical and productivity loss costs in the clinical trauma in population in the first two year after trauma.

  Total costsc (€) Medical costs (€) Productivity loss costsa (€)
N = 3172 N = 3521 N = 1032
Mean Median (IQR) Mean Median (IQR) Mean Median (IQR)
Total study population 12970 7290 (4010–15960) 9710 4900 (2780–9300) 9000 7410 (2770–14900)
Age (years)      
18–44 13560 9290 (4460–18620) 6040 2800 (1910–5450) 8630 6880 (2640–14970)
45–64 14110 9820 (4880–19600) 7160 4000 (2480–7100) 9280 7750 (3300–14970)
65–74b 9020 5060 (3120–9060) 8780 4980 (3060–8730) 7130 3770 (2120–10080)
≥75 14140 7090 (4120–15590) 14140 7090 (4120–15590)
Gender
    Male 12900 7180 (3860–18540) 8090 4070 (2380–7740) 10480 9660 (2940–16760)
    Female 13020 7360 (4130–14520) 11310 5700 (3320–11150) 6490 6160 (2640–10080)
Educational level
Low 13090 7210 (3980–15490) 11020 5650 (3220–11510) 10590 9880 (4500–16760)
Middle 12840 7440 (3980–16800) 8010 4140 (2390–7510) 9590 8620 (3090–16760)
High 12780 7300 (4070–15180) 8570 4050 (2460–7410) 6900 5200 (2150–10850)
Injury classifications
Pelvic injury 19620 11620 (6340–16740) 16010 8820 (4750–17570) 14110 14900 (9360–18620)
Hip fracture 15400 8200 (4850–18130) 14230 6920 (4360–14460) 9670 9170 (5440–14970)
Tibia, complex foot or femur fracture 15870 10220 (5220–21490) 11330 5860 (3610–11210) 11100 10080 (4470–16760)
Shoulder and upper arm injury 12870 8630 (4980–16540) 9660 5700 (3130–9330) 9110 7750 (3520–14180)
Radius, ulna or hand fracture 14560 8780 (4530–20400) 9550 4840 (2600–10090) 10590 9300 (3740–16760)
Head injury AIS ≤ 2 9970 5230 (3010–11990) 7060 3430 (2180–6700) 7340 5240 (2040–12440)
Head injury AIS ≥ 3 17620 8650 (5440–21500) 14450 6660 (4020–15420) 12680 13930 (6100–17180)
Facial injury 13260 6590 (3270–15100) 8660 3530 (2260–7980) 8830 6200 (2650–12400)
Thoracic injury 18450 13600 (6500–22610) 12520 6820 (4100–11960) 12200 10970 (5990–16760)
Rib fracture 14570 8670 (4730–17770) 10020 5400 (3150–9260) 10420 9240 (4230–16760)
Abdominal injury AIS ≤ 2 15810 8430 (4010–15870) 11480 4970 (2690–13020) 8290 6880 (2730–12460)
Abdominal injury AIS ≥ 3 31540 18200 (9040–44390) 22660 10080 (5730–33460) 12640 10840 (5910–18620)
Spinal cord injury 36720 20690 (10200–69070) 24540 11870 (5460–32570) 14640 16760 (7750–18620)
Stable vertebral fracture or disc injury 18110 12460 (5710–22360) 12350 6240 (3430–11730) 12370 12400 (7450–16760)
ISS
1–3 7830 4360 (2610–8560) 5160 2670 (1900–4720) 5590 2950 (1550–8370)
4–8 11980 7380 (3970–15660) 7870 4210 (2570–7760) 9650 8510 (3490–15510)
9–15 15090 8570 (4950–18560) 12670 6580 (4130–12090) 10610 9900 (5450–16760)
>15 24380 16660 (8220–32910) 18770 9780 (5830–22380) 13460 13940 (8860–18620)
External cause
    Home and leisure 13230 7280 (4020–15130) 11300 5610 (3290–11250) 8780 7580 (3050–13860)
    Traffic 11930 6910 (3900–15400) 8090 4270 (2440–7740) 8210 6600 (2650–13100)
    Occupational 20370 19920 (4730–27240) 7830 3450 (2100–7600) 14640 7450 (16760–16760)
    Sport 10980 7840 (4130–16020) 4500 3090 (2190–5020) 8320 6840 (2660–13530)
    Self-harm 11830 9290 (3170–20770) 7850 6680 (3150–13100) 7600 7000 (1340–14430)
    Violence 10460 5240 (3990–9240) 7140 3250 (1530–5410) 7880 5070 (1980–12470)
    Other 11500 6110 (3570–18270) 7900 3710 (1950–11740) 6470 4980 (1160–12450)

aProductivity loss costs were only assessed for patients aged 18–67 years with paid employment before injury (N = 1236, 204 missing productivity loss costs).

bCategory changed to 65–67 for productivity loss costs.

cTotal costs were only calculated for patients with both known medical costs and productivity loss costs.

Abbreviations: AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; CI, Confidence Interval; HS, Health Status; ISS, Injury Severity Score; LOS, Length of Stay; NA, Not Applicable.