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. 2022 Jun 20;12(6):e057778. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057778

Table 4.

Cost (€) due to healthcare utilization from 0 to 3 months, >3–6 months, >9–12 months and 0–12 months* (n=438)

Patients with zero costs,
n (%)
0–3 months >3–6 months >9–12 months 0–12 months*
Mean (95% CI)† Median
(95% CI)†
Mean (95% CI)† Median
(95% CI)†
Mean (95% CI)† Median
(95% CI)†
Mean (95% CI)† Median
(95% CI)†
Primary care 83 (21) 199 (178 to 222) 116 (94 to 154) 138 (118 to 161) 43 (24 to 47) 120 (98 to 145) 0 (0 to 0) 458 (404 to 516) 242 (192 to 330)
Medication 176 (44) 19 (15 to 23) 0 (0 to 0.4) 17 (14 to 21) 0 (0 to 0) 16 (13 to 20) 0 (0 to 0) 52 (43 to 61) 3 (1 to 7)
Examination 308 (77) 31 (23 to 39) 0 (0 to 0) 15 (9 to 21) 0 (0 to 0) 19 (13 to 26) 0 (0 to 0) 65 (50 to 81) 0 (0 to 0)
Secondary care 390 (97) 33 (9 to 61) 0 (0 to 0) 90 (28 to 162) 0 (0 to 0) 120 (50 to 216) 0 (0 to 0) 243 (116 to 388) 0 (0 to 0)
Total 52 (13) 281 (244 to 322) 165 (165 to 165) 261 (189 to 346) 55 (46 to 55) 276 (195 to 370) 44 (23 to 46) 825 (682 to 976) 364 (307 to 440)

*Cost due to healthcare utilisation for the entire follow-up period is calculated on the basis for the three follow-up periods.

†Bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrapping (1000 simulations).