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Table 3 Mean health care costs per person by determinant in 2017 €

From: Health care costs of injury in the older population: a prospective multicentre cohort study in the Netherlands

 

In-hospital costs € (SD)

Post-hospital costs € (SD)

Total costs € (SD)

Total

5430 (4850)

7270 (17760)

12,190 (18690)

Age, (years)

 65–69

4710 (5610)

3760 (9640)

8390 (12160)

 70–74

4990 (4670)

4460 (11010)

9280 (12980)

 75–79

5510 (5110)

6130 (11920)

11,280 (13540)

 80–84

6150 (4890)

9630 (15780)

15,010 (17070)

 85–89

5850 (4590)

10,920 (21790)

15,610 (22020)

  ≥ 90

5430 (2880)

12,000 (35960)

15,550 (33740)

Sex

 Male

5360 (5610)

5140 (13720)

10,220 (15220)

 Female

5480 (4300)

8660 (19860)

13,450 (20510)

Cause of trauma

 Home and leisure: falls

5710 (5280)

8460 (19860)

13,480 (20700)

 Home and leisure: other

5350 (3040)

7120 (16180)

11,670 (16120)

 Traffic

4870 (4230)

4850 (12370)

9610 (13760)

 Sport

3440 (1370)

1500 (3840)

4940 (4470)

 Other a

4710 (5410)

2770 (4640)

7490 (7400)

Type of injury b

 Hip fracture

5940 (3650)

10,540 (23580)

15,490 (23510)

 TBI

4940 (6170)

3900 (11140)

8670 (12990)

 Pelvic injury

6460 (6270)

7570 (14000)

13,640 (15270)

 Tibia, complex foot or femur fracture

6050 (6310)

6910 (13640)

12,390 (17270)

 Shoulder and upper arm injury

5250 (3750)

6500 (12130)

11,330 (13080)

 Radius, ulna, hand fracture

5710 (5660)

5500 (10470)

10,540 (12980)

 Rib fracture

5840 (4820)

3470 (9250)

9250 (11310)

ISS

  < 4

3710 (3490)

4020 (10810)

7590 (11580)

 4–8

4990 (5210)

5630 (11970)

10,280 (14320)

 9–15

6070 (7200)

9450 (22020)

14,710 (22190)

  ≥ 16

8770 (6780)

6140 (12590)

14,590 (16400)

Comorbidity status

 No comorbidity

4250 (2940)

4030 (10000)

8190 (11200)

 One

5610 (5800)

5280 (11030)

10,670 (13100)

 Two

5270 (4310)

8520 (20550)

13,190 (20820)

 Three or more

6220 (5140)

11,020 (24780)

15,810 (24890)

Frailty status

 Not frail (GFI 0–3)

4850 (5100)

4800 (10440)

9530 (12670)

 Frail (GFI ≥ 4)

5850 (4550)

9870 (24770)

14,330 (24270)

 Unknown

6350 (4770)

10,030 (18690)

15,970 (19490)

  1. All costs are rounded to 10 EUR. Values are based on complete data
  2. SD Standard Deviation, ISS Injury Severity Score, TBI traumatic brain injury
  3. a Includes occupational injuries, self-harm, interpersonal violence and unknown causes of trauma
  4. b Only the 7 most common types of injuries are shown. Some patients have multiple injuries and are therefore in more than one group
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