Table 5 The financial cost of healthcare utilization in SSc by DU severity*
Healthcare cost | Mild DU* | Moderate DU* | Severe DU* | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD, median (25th–75th) or n(%) | Mean ± SD, median (25th–75th) or n(%) | Mean ± SD, median (25th–75th) or n(%) | ||
Total healthcare cost | ||||
Total cost/pt. (2008–2015) | 45,933 (24,823–99,604) | 48,199 (30,472–79,802) | 79,827 (36,861–117,822) | 0.44 |
Median annual cost/pt. | 8269 (5784–11,713) | 7881 (6220–11,433) | 9048 (5429–10,700) | 0.46 |
Hospital cost | ||||
Total cost/pt. (2008–2015) | 25,317 (7039–74,211) | 33,783 (7573–58,526) | 51,567 (15,752–98,245) | 0.29 |
Median annual cost/ pt | 4232 (2716–6843) | 4297 (2963–6207) | 4614 (2889–6978) | 0.98 |
ED cost | ||||
Total cost/pt. (2008–2015) | 800 (0–2082) | 843 (0–2526) | 966 (422–2965) | 0.46 |
Median annual cost/pt. | 449 (0–871) | 449 (0–898) | 610 (409–968) | 0.36 |
MBS cost | ||||
Total cost/pt. (2008–2015) | 17,017 (10,395–26,756) | 16,280 (9639–26,534) | 14,077 (8268–21,193) | 0.35 |
Median annual cost/pt. | 2635 (1676–4000) | 2347 (1644-3935) | 2330 (1578–2968) | 0.12 |
Medication cost | ||||
Total cost/pt. (2008–2015) | 1189 (646–8541) | 1395 (732–6007) | 1239 (928–7683) | 0.45 |