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Table 3 Mean annual ingredient cost of chronic comorbidity in the study population with and without T2DM

From: The prevalence and ingredient cost of chronic comorbidity in the Irish elderly population with medication treated type 2 diabetes: A retrospective cross-sectional study using a national pharmacy claims database

Sex

Age (yrs)

T2DM group

Non T2DM group

Cost ratio *

Male

 

65-69

1183. 43 [1182.12, 1184.75]

683. 85 [683.41, 684.28]

1.73

70-74

1184. 35 [1183.22, 1185.47]

744. 02 [743.67, 744.37]

1.59

≥75

1245. 51 [1244.65, 1246.36]

871. 33 [871.02, 871.65]

1.45

Female

 

65-69

1223. 89 [1222.43, 1225.31]

667.52 [667.16, 667.88]

1.83

70-74

1293. 06 [1291.74, 1294.38]

764.89 [764.57, 765.22]

1.69

≥75

1279. 10 [1278.05, 1280.14]

882.95 [882.71, 883.18]

1.45

No. of comorbid conditions

 

0

 

0

0

1

1

 

193. 45 [192.82, 194.08]

225.02 [224.86, 225.17]

0.86

2

 

386. 59 [385.99, 387.20]

414.52 [414.34, 414.69]

0.93

3

 

628. 65 [628.10, 629.21]

628.35 [628.15, 628.54]

1

4

 

897. 08 [896.42, 897.74]

874.86 [874.60, 875.11]

1.03

5

 

1186. 88 [1186.14, 1187.62]

1153.70 [1153.38, 1154.02]

1.03

6

 

1485. 14 [1484.16, 1486.13]

1454.08 [1153.38, 1154.02]

1.02

7

 

1807.74 [1806.40, 1809.08]

1764.68 [1764.05, 1765.31]

1.02

8

 

2130. 86 [2129.05, 2132.67]

2078.91 [2078.03, 2079.79]

1.03

9

 

2461. 44 [2458.71, 2464.17]

2436.44 [2435.00, 2437.87]

1.01

≥10

 

3151. 03 [3146.39, 3155.67]

3023.80 [3022.13, 3025.46]

1.04

  1. [95% Confidence Interval].
  2. * T2DM group : non T2DM group.