Table 6 Total healthcare costs by subgroups of survivors across study phases (n=411, cost in €)
Index hospitalization | Discharge – 3months | 3 -6 months | 6-12 months | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 5297.3 | 4803.8 | 3795.9 | 367.4 | 971.7 | 200.2 | 884.0 | 294.5 | 10948.9 | 7159.5 |
Female | 5972.3 | 4689.7 | 4618.2 | 457.0 | 1214.5 | 250.7 | 1095.9 | 313.2 | 12901.0 | 6626.0 |
p value | 0.397 | 0.613 | 0.318 | 0.937 | 0.422 | |||||
Diabetes | ||||||||||
Yes | 5624.5 | 4981.1 | 4201.6 | 688.3 | 1176.2 | 337.2 | 1369.3 | 414.6 | 12371.7 | 8253.4 |
No | 5559.2 | 4675.5 | 4113.0 | 357.4 | 1042.3 | 201.8 | 862.0 | 277.0 | 11576.6 | 6546.4 |
p value | 0.701 | 0.025 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.114 | |||||
Atrial Fibrillation | ||||||||||
Yes | 6700.4 | 5048.6 | 3863.9 | 458.2 | 1247.3 | 248.0 | 1241.9 | 332.5 | 13053.5 | 7684.5 |
No | 5334 | 4663.8 | 4188.9 | 418.1 | 1033.5 | 225.9 | 913.0 | 296.0 | 11469.3 | 6546.4 |
p value | 0.098 | 0.817 | 0.583 | 0.453 | 0.214 | |||||
Previous strokes | ||||||||||
Yes | 5617.8 | 5180.6 | 3827.2 | 712.0 | 829.1 | 423.1 | 1116.7 | 394.9 | 11390.8 | 9172.7 |
No | 5568.5 | 4668.8 | 4164.0 | 416.3 | 1096.3 | 223.5 | 955.3 | 296.3 | 11784.2 | 6666.9 |
p value | 0.212 | 0.295 | 0.035 | 0.364 | 0.519 | |||||
Type of stroke | ||||||||||
Heamorrhagic | 5817.9 | 5180.6 | 8021.8 | 1645.6 | 2225.4 | 357.4 | 1318.1 | 377.2 | 17383 | 12625.1 |
Ischemic | 5532.2 | 4668.8 | 3480.0 | 394.0 | 877.5 | 222.0 | 912.4 | 294.5 | 10802 | 6455.4 |
p value | 0.182 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.224 | <0.001 | |||||
Barthel Index * | ||||||||||
Indipendence (96–100) | 4581.9 | 3694.0 | 1103.2 | 207.9 | 335.8 | 141.0 | 502.9 | 217.1 | 6240.4 | 4480.4 |
Mild dependence (75–95) | 4446.2 | 4053.1 | 1897.0 | 365.2 | 514.4 | 231.1 | 798.3 | 429.7 | 8194.1 | 5438.1 |
Moderate dependence (46–74) | 4937.8 | 4484.3 | 5488.7 | 999.1 | 1788.8 | 340.6 | 1807.9 | 564.7 | 14823.8 | 6298.8 |
Severe dependence (0–45) | 6609.4 | 5563.9 | 9826.6 | 8625.5 | 2733.3 | 743.1 | 2083.7 | 735.7 | 21552.7 | 11875.9 |
p value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||
Modified Ranking Scale* | ||||||||||
no or mild disability (0–2) | 1225 | 219.1 | 342.7 | 144.4 | 512.6 | 223.3 | 1964.8 | 683.9 | ||
moderate disability (3) | 3369.5 | 507.6 | 1687.3 | 457.5 | 939.2 | 439.7 | 5239.1 | 1738.6 | ||
severe diasability (4–5) | 9185 | 8088.3 | 2334.9 | 514.1 | 2181.7 | 701.3 | 13381.5 | 10858.8 | ||
p value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||||