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. 2020 Nov 16;20:1043. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05897-w

Table 1.

Summary of costs in Germany from the included studies

Range of reported costs References
Overall direct healthcare costs
 Total €2793.33 – €4882.11 [6064]
 End-stage renal disease €32,738.14 – €23,629.17 [61]
 Amputation €20,512.96 – €12,818.02 [61]
 Last year of life €18,874.05 – €20,249.61 [60]
 Inpatient care €1142.20 – €1728.90 [63, 64]
 Outpatient care €496.65a – €766.17 [63, 64]
 Medication €997.44 – €1172.75 [63, 64]
Diabetes-specific direct costs
 Total €774.66 – €2204.41 [59, 65, 66]
 Inpatient care €83.82 – €176.02 [59, 65]
 Outpatient care €438.25a – €562.78a [59, 65]
 Antihyperglycemic treatments €288.20 – €1887.27 [59, 65, 67, 68]
 Blood glucose measurement €638.21 – €943.55 [59, 65]
Diabetes-associated direct costs
 Total €499.49 – €5724.91 [64, 6971]
 Hypoglycaemic episode €98.91 – €2966.70a [36, 72]
 Myocardial infarction €5138.78 – €12,448.04 [36]
 Urinary tract infection €4253.26 [73]
 Inpatient care €776.13 [64]
 Outpatient care €151.70a [64]
 Medication €500.80 [64]
Indirect costs
 total €4263.02 [64]
 Inability to work €3474.42 [64]
 Indirect excess costs €2204.76 [64]
 Inability to work – excess costs €2124.76 [64]

aThese costs are the sum of different unit costs and are not listed in additional material