Table 5 Cost of health care resources utilized among the COPD patients according to gender and smoking habit.
From: Characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Spain from a gender perspective
Cost component | Male non-smokers | Male smokers | Female non-smokers | Female smokers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Visits to primary care physician (€) * † Ŧ | (647) 95.77 ± 95.17 | (7356) 108.81 ± 97.16 | (1803) 107.25 ± 96.68 | (773) 97.92 ± 89.58 |
Visits to pneumologist (€) † | (647) 85.35 ± 107.16 | (7356) 96.44 ± 108.63 | (1803) 88.01 ± 98.77 | (773) 85.21 ± 110.45 |
Visits to emergency service (€) * Ŧ | (647) 101.45 ± 158.97 | (7356) 139.67 ± 199.43 | (1803) 125.73 ± 179.95 | (773) 129.12 ± 209.41 |
Hospital admission (€) * † | (647) 584.04 ± 1532.18 | (7356) 849.24 ± 1827.62 | (1803) 685.60 ± 1598.17 | (773) 642.26 ± 1702.83 |
Diagnostic tests (€) † | (647) 117.77 ± 147.87 | (7356) 133.08 ± 149.89 | (1803) 121.44 ± 136.29 | (773) 117.58 ± 152.41 |
Respiratory drugs (€) † | (647) 471.97 ± 401.21 | (7356) 502.24 ± 415.07 | (1803) 477.62 ± 409.10 | (773) 443.92 ± 387.19 |
Oxygen therapy (€) * † | (647) 54.72 ± 223.56 | (7356) 105.88 ± 312.46 | (1803) 77.00 ± 271.35 | (773) 48,93 ± 219.68 |
Sick leave (€) + † | (647) 56.81 ± 280.13 | (7356) 70.16 ± 291.70 | (1803) 35.39 ± 205.88 | (773) 118.63 ± 339.38 |
Antiinfluenza vaccination (€) + † | (647) 0.18 ± 0.55 | (7356) 0.20 ± 0.58 | (1803) 0.17 ± 0.54 | (773) 0.37 ± 0.75 |
Antipneumococcal vaccination (€) + † | (647) 4.76 ± 6.87 | (7356) 4.65 ± 6.83 | (1803) 5.03 ± 6.96 | (773) 2.84 ± 5.80 |
Total annual cost per COPD patient (€) * † | (647) 1585.93 ± 2085.04 | (7356) 2023.29 ± 2384.22 | (1803) 1736.78 ± 2078.85 | (773) 1696.15 ± 2165.94 |