Table 2.

Total Operating Costs, Length of Stay, and Variable Costs by Reason for Consultation (U.S. dollars) for Individual Observations in Inclusive Analysis

Days to consultation	Total N = 4111
	Controls	Consult	p
Total operating costs
0–1	8196	7604	0 < 0.001*
2–3	11,447	11,269	0.42
4–5	14,658	14,058	0.127
6–10	20,834	20,697	0.812
Length of stay
0–1	5.4	5.2	0.002*
2–3	6.9	6.7	0.041
4–5	9.3	9.1	0.336
6–10	12.7	12.5	0.543
Variable costs
0–1	3421	3052	0.016*
2–3	4257	4017	0.42
4–5	4900	5191	0.59
6–10	7176	7674	0.484

^* p < 0.05.