Transferability of health cost evaluation across locations in oncology: cluster and principal component analysis as an explorative tool

Table 3 Matrix A data: unit cost and quantity (final factors of variability) for 16 areas and 12 objects defined

Objects	Areas of variability
Objects	Area 1 Q. Biopsies	Area 2 Q. days hospitalization	Area 3 Q. imaging	Area 4 Q. external consultations	Area 5 Q. transfusions	Area 6 Q. rad. sessions	Area 7 Q. rad. preparation	Area 8 Q. chemotherapy drugs	Area 9 C. biopsy	Area 10 C. day hospitalization	Area 11 C. imaging	Area 12 C. external consultation	Area 13 C. transfusion	Area 14 C. rad. session	Area 15 C. rad. preparation	Area 16 C. chemotherapy drugs
1. Diagnosis France	1.34	1.29	3.66	0.76	0	0	0	0	59.5	918.3	76.34	90	0	0	0	0
2. Diagnosis Italy	2.04	5.4	4.61	1.19	0	0	0	0	41.63	602	76.24	47.45	0	0	0	0
3. Surgery France	0	13.38	1.98	0	0.8	0	0	0	0	918.3	75.59	0	199.6	0	0	0
4. Surgery Italy	0	10.53	2.37	0	1.72	0	0	0	0	602	76.24	0	26.3	0	0	0
5. Chemotherapy France	0	20.54	5.29	0	2.92	0	0	2.88	0	918.3	98.75	0	199.6	0	0	2.22
6. Chemotherapy Italy	0	18.36	8.06	0	1.52	0	0	2.03	0	602	67.16	0	26.3	0	0	2.98
7. Radiotherapy France	0	1.08	0	0	0	26.44	1	0	0	918.3	0	0	0	137	439	0
8. Radiotherapy Italy	0	11	0	0	0	19.87	1	0	0	602	0	0	0	150	871.8	0
9. Follow-up without relapse France	0	0.38	3.28	3.41	0	0	0	0.05	0	918.3	66.69	90	0	0	0	0.04
10. Follow-up without relapse Italy	0	1.01	5.29	4.01	0	0.02	0.01	0	0	602	76.24	47.45	0	150	871.8	0
11. Follow-up with relapse France	0	7.47	2.53	5.18	0	2.47	0.13	1.53	0	918.3	75.59	90	0	137	439	3.49
12. Follow-up with relapse Italy	0	20	11.41	5.06	0	0.26	0.04	0.47	0	602	76.24	47.45	0	150	871.8	0.5

Quantity of biopsies (area 1), Quantity of days of hospital admissions (area 2), Quantity of imaging (area 3), Quantity of external consultations (area 4), Quantity of transfusion packs (area 5), Quantity of radiotherapy sessions (area 6), Quantity of preparation for radiotherapy sessions (area 7), Quantity of chemotherapy drugs (area 8), Unit cost of biopsies (area 9), Unit cost of days of hospital admissions (area 10), Unit cost of imaging (area 11), Unit cost of external consultations (area 12), Unit cost of transfusion packs (area 13), Unit cost of radiotherapy sessions (area 14), Unit cost of preparation for radiotherapy sessions (area 15), Unit cost of chemotherapy drugs (area 16).

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