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Table 2 Unadjusted subgroup means of processeda quarterly health costs in the first year after baselineb

From: Telemedical monitoring of patients with chronic heart failure has a positive effect on total health costs

 

Intervention group

Control group

Mean (CI 95%)

N

Mean (CI 95%)

N

All Patients

€ 2921 (2773–3068)

1873

€ 2929 (2816–3041)

3590

Survived first year

€ 2397 (2279–2515)

1670

€ 2417 (2320–2514)

3105

Died

€ 7229 (6509–7948)

203

€ 6176 (5728–6625)

485

Male

€ 2941 (2740–3142)

1004

€ 3013 (2854–3172)

1925

Female

€ 2897 (2679–3115)

869

€ 2830 (2673–2987)

1665

Urban (Berlin)

€ 3023 (2845–3200)

1405

€ 3086 (2844–3329)

930

Rural

€ 2615 (2360–2869)

468

€ 2873 (2748–2999)

2660

Total health costs

€ 2921 (2773–3068)

1873

€ 2929 (2816–3041)

3590

Inpatient

€ 1557 (1441–1673)

1873

€ 1500 (1419–1580)

3590

Outpatient

€ 364 (322–405)

1873

€ 346 (309–382)

3590

Drugs

€ 508 (487–529)

1873

€ 531 (515–547)

3590

Remedy

€ 57 (50–63)

1873

€ 47 (42–51)

3590

Adjuvant

€ 115 (104–126)

1873

€ 133 (124–142)

3590

Home health care

€ 155 (134–176)

1873

€ 179 (163–194)

3590

Travel costs

€ 160 (142–178)

1873

€ 193 (176–209)

3590

Rehabilitation

€ 5 (3–6)

1873

€ 2 (1–3)

3590

  1. aHealth costs after performing the excluding-and-capping algorithm
  2. bMaximally 4 quarter years, less for patients who died within first year