Table 3.

Life expectancy, loss of life expectancy, lifetime health care expenditures, and cost per life year of RA, stratified by sex and age at diagnosis^*

Sex and age at RA diagnosis	No. of deaths	Life expectancy, years	Loss of life expectancy, years	Loss of life expectancy/life expectancy of matched referents, %†	Lifetime health care expenditures, dollars‡	Mean cost per life year, dollars‡
Both sexes
Ages 16–49 years (n = 11,766)	297	29.37 ± 4.81	14.38 ± 4.81	33	77,917 ± 7,294	2,653
Ages 50–64 years (n = 11,477)	907	21.59 ± 1.50	6.01 ± 1.50	22	70,037 ± 3,429	3,244
Ages >65 years (n = 6,109)	2,011	11.82 ± 0.30	2.42 ± 0.31	17	43,649 ± 1,303	3,693
Men
Ages 16–49 years (n = 2,324)	115	29.98 ± 6.28	8.50 ± 6.30	22	74,047 ± 7,969	2,470
Ages 50–64 years (n = 2,956)	364	22.26 ± 1.32	1.93 ± 1.33	8	68,068 ± 3,895	3,058
Ages >65 years (n = 1,911)	734	10.41 ± 0.43	2.16 ± 0.44	17	39,052 ± 1,895	3,751
Women
Ages 16–49 years (n = 9,442)	182	31.92 ± 6.38	13.11 ± 6.38	29	81,832 ± 9,179	2,564
Ages 50–64 years (n = 8,521)	543	19.44 ± 1.82	9.36 ± 1.82	33	67,314 ± 4,144	3,463
Ages >65 years (n = 4,198)	1,277	12.35 ± 0.34	2.61 ± 0.34	17	45,269 ± 1,510	3,666

^*Except where indicated otherwise, values are the mean ± SEM.

^†The life expectancy of age‐, sex‐, and calendar year–matched referents was defined as the life expectancy after diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) plus the loss of life expectancy for RA.

^‡$1 dollar (US) = $32.37 dollars (New Taiwan).