Table 4.
Comparison of estimated medical costs after adjusting for potential confounders.
| Total (N = 44,119) |
BE with GORD (n = 10,043) |
BE without GORD (n = 34,076) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated total medical costs (Euro a /person/year) b | 3613.1 ± 27,264.8 | 4337.3 ± 13,662.4 | 3397.4 ± 24,001.4 | <0.001 |
| Estimated respiratory disease-related medical costs (Euro a /person/year) b | 766.2 ± 9913.1 | 920.7 ± 5665.6 | 720.2 ± 9953.0 | <0.001 |
BE, bronchiectasis; GORD, gastro-oesophageal reflux.
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
a
One Euro = 1341.9 Won (27 April 2021).
b
Adjusted for age, sex, type of insurance, and Charlson comorbidity index.