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Table 4 Mean 1-year productivity costs by ACS index event treatment strategy

From: Economic burden of illness of acute coronary syndromes: medical and productivity costs

Variables

MM

PCI

CABG

p-value*

Short-Term Disability Costs, $ (SD)

n = 1,169

n = 1,034

n = 251

 

≤30 days from index hospitalization

3,578 (10,131)

6,923 (13,510)

15,995 (19,100)

a,b,c

> 30 days - 1 year from index hospitalization

2,470 (8,455)

2,298 (8,006)

1,340 (6,339)

a,c

Total Short-Term Disability Costs

6,048 (13,446)

9,221 (15,631)

17,335 (19,987)

a,b,c

Absenteeism Costs, $ (SD)

n = 337

n = 230

n = 59

 

≤30 days from index hospitalization

1,505 (2,038)

1,767 (2,257)

2,627 (2,995)

n.s.

> 30 days - 1 year from index hospitalization

8,320 (8,379)

7,692 (7,581)

12,332 (12,281)

a,c

Total Absenteeism Costs

9,826 (9,808)

9,460 (9,067)

14,960 (14,623)

a,c

  1. *n.s. = not significant; a = p < 0.05 CABG vs. PCI; b = p < 0.05 MM vs. PCI; c = p < 0.05 MM vs. CABG.
  2. CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; MM = medical management; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; SD = standard deviation.