Table 5.
Subgroup comparisons on total costs of illness
| Variable | Group | Annual total costs SHI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | SD | Median | χ 2 | df | P | ||
| Sex | Male | 219 | 7357·08 | 6757·22 | 5796·00 | 1·36 | 1 | 0·243 |
| Female | 283 | 7929·81 | 7032·26 | 6386·23 | ||||
| Age | <Median | 250 | 7864·50 | 7426·30 | 6240·96 | 0·05 | 1 | 0·816 |
| >Median | 250 | 7533·55 | 6383·25 | 6166·74 | ||||
| Educational status | No formal | 17 | 5590·96 | 6602·62 | 2585·64 | 9·13 | 5 | 0·104 |
| Secondary general school | 211 | 8065·57 | 7165·56 | 6944·83 | ||||
| Intermediate secondary school | 84 | 8398·43 | 6872·12 | 7012·93 | ||||
| Special upper secondary school | 21 | 6202·31 | 7207·64 | 3073·15 | ||||
| Grammar school class A‐level | 34 | 9212·84 | 7198·51 | 7282·26 | ||||
| Other | 5 | 5453·19 | 4626·57 | 2832·48 | ||||
| Aetiology | Venous | 274 | 6905·22 | 1397·95 | 5502·33 | 13·46 | 3 | 0·004 |
| Arterious | 49 | 10241·19 | 8715·35 | 7391·39 | ||||
| Mixed | 75 | 9127·23 | 7180·90 | 8561·23 | ||||
| Other | 101 | 7369·80 | 6929·95 | 5944·60 | ||||
| Wound size | <Median | 240 | 6210·81 | 5516·16 | 4848·19 | 53·96 | 1 | 0·000 |
| >Median | 254 | 8941·64 | 7629·70 | 7249·78 | ||||
| Former wound closure | Yes | 226 | 6579·54 | 5650·22 | 5072·60 | 6·72 | 1 | 0·010 |
| No | 273 | 8586·84 | 7683·18 | 7044·74 | ||||
| Arterial occlusive disease | Yes | 148 | 8880·87 | 7596·64 | 7288·03 | 6·01 | 1 | 0·014 |
| No | 354 | 7177·88 | 6552·06 | 5608·03 | ||||
| Walking distance< 200 m | Yes | 66 | 9703·40 | 7707·37 | 9288·02 | 6·19 | 1 | 0·013 |
| No | 430 | 7341·90 | 6722·57 | 5845·40 | ||||
| Hypertension | Yes | 278 | 8139·07 | 7123·35 | 6803·29 | 2·92 | 1 | 0·088 |
| No | 224 | 7110·17 | 6613·32 | 5525·13 | ||||
| Treatment provider | Hospital | 55 | 15880·76 | 7860·72 | 13817·22 | 122·26 | 4 | 0·000 |
| Wound centre | 86 | 9650·77 | 6628·62 | 8517·01 | ||||
| GP | 132 | 6715·86 | 6173·96 | 5121·28 | ||||
| Surgeon office | 68 | 5461·50 | 5336·56 | 3106·48 | ||||
| Dermatologist office | 128 | 4408·79 | 4410·16 | 2386·42 | ||||
| Post hoc contrast | Wound centre | 86 | 9650·77 | 6628·62 | 8517·01 | 14·40 | 1 | 0·000 |
| GP | 132 | 6715·86 | 6173·96 | 5121·28 | ||||
| Nursing service | Yes | 170 | 10813·81 | 7463·06 | 9395·81 | 64·61 | 1 | 0·000 |
| No | 315 | 6223·42 | 6112·11 | 3874·87 | ||||
| Dressing change by patient | Yes | 140 | 5971·30 | 5401·04 | 4882·50 | 12·47 | 1 | 0·000 |
| No | 208 | 8682·04 | 7459·30 | 6960·70 | ||||
| Dressing change by relative | Yes | 42 | 6166·39 | 6135·10 | 3180·75 | 3·55 | 1 | 0·060 |
| No | 306 | 7787·12 | 6906·20 | 6443·87 | ||||
| Pain during dressing change | Yes | 131 | 10046·04 | 8336·56 | 7842·43 | 18·95 | 2 | 0·000 |
| No | 269 | 6633·57 | 6144·98 | 4928·10 | ||||
| Sometimes | 68 | 7317·46 | 5314·49 | 6628·80 | ||||
| Antihypertensives | Yes | 329 | 8128·20 | 7200·81 | 6568·55 | 4·06 | 1 | 0·044 |
| No | 173 | 6827·51 | 6260·28 | 5310·09 | ||||
| Antibiotics | Yes | 49 | 9590·90 | 7600·70 | 9080·16 | 5·00 | 1 | 0·025 |
| No | 453 | 7473·25 | 6811·10 | 5975·44 | ||||
| Analgetics | Yes | 271 | 9201·76 | 7228·13 | 7595·95 | 44·95 | 1 | 0·000 |
| No | 231 | 5894·63 | 6068·36 | 3349·92 | ||||
| Imunosuppressants | Yes | 31 | 10799·38 | 7563·64 | 9333·93 | 9·10 | 1 | 0·003 |
| No | 471 | 7474·64 | 6826·46 | 6010·90 | ||||
| Satisfaction with care (rating) | Good to very good | 182 | 6666·98 | 6277·80 | 5098·74 | 11·05 | 1 | 0·001 |
| Modarate to poor | 165 | 8999·87 | 7227·21 | 7521·23 | ||||
| Treatment satisfaction (rating) | Good to very good | 30 | 7064·98 | 5683·49 | 6303·40 | 0·30 | 1 | 0·585 |
| Modarate to poor | 347 | 8052·65 | 7144·45 | 6675·28 | ||||
| Quality of care index | Acceptable (≥60%) | 320 | 10241·32 | 7773·54 | 8541·61 | 22·37 | 1 | 0·000 |
| Inacceptable (<60%) | 182 | 6982·18 | 6302·97 | 4518·76 | ||||
GP, general practitioner.