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Fig. 4

From: Healthcare utilization and cost trajectories post-stroke: role of caregiver and stroke factors

Fig. 4

Primary care costs across 4 quarters post-stroke by stroke type and severity. Estimates taken from Model 3 with following variables in the final model. Cost model. Outpatient PC cost: age, gender, ethnicity, stroke type, stroke severity, comorbid status. a Ratio of expected primary care costs by stroke severity in ischemic stroke sub-group (ISCHEMIC), b Ratio of expected primary care costs by stroke severity in non-ischemic stroke sub-group (NON-ISCHEMIC). Stroke severity measured using National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS): mild = 0 to 4, moderately severe = 5 to 14, severe = 15 to 24. Abbreviations: Mild = mild stroke; Moderate = moderately severe stroke; Severe = severe stroke *: For primary care cost, the y-axis is the ratio of expected cost from Q2 to Q4 to the reference quarter (Q1) respectively

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