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Table 1 Characteristics of the Spanish study population and U.S. benchmark population.

From: Applying diagnosis and pharmacy-based risk models to predict pharmacy use in Aragon, Spain: The impact of a local calibration

 

Spanish Data

U.S. Data

 

Under 65 population

Over 65 population

Under 65 population

Over 65 population

Demographic Characteristics (Year-1)

Age (years) %

        

   0-4

6.8

---

6.6

---

   5-11

7.6

---

11.6

---

   12-17

6.2

---

10.3

---

   18-34

28.8

---

24.5

---

   35-44

16.2

---

19.5

---

   45-54

16.8

---

17.3

---

   55-64

17.6

---

10.2

---

   65-69

---

24.3

---

24.0

   70-74

---

27.3

---

28.9

   75-79

---

22.6

---

22.3

   80-84

---

15.7

---

14.6

   >85

---

10.1

---

10.2

Age (years) mean

34.5

75.0

31.5

75.4

Female %

54.9

58.5

51.5

57.8

Clinical characteristics (Year-1)

Chronic conditions %

        

   None

59.3

8.3

68.1

13.3

   1

24.4

19.1

17.4

14.1

   2 or more

16.3

72.6

14.5

72.6

Mean no. of chronic conditions

0.7

2.7

0.6

3.2

Prevalence of the diseases:

        

   Hypertension %

9.2

54.8

7.7

53.9

   Hyperlipidaemia %

10.6

32.7

7.3

35.0

   Depression %

6.3

11.9

3.6

3.3

   Diabetes %

3.3

18.4

2.7

18.4

   Asthma %

5.0

4.2

3.7

4.0

   CHF %

0.2

3.8

0.3

7.2

Pharmacy expenditure (Year-2)

Mean pharmacy expenditure

228 €

950 €

365 € ($467)

840 € ($1,077)

Mean pharmacy expenditure of:

 

% of total €

 

% of total €

 

% of total $

 

% of total $

   Highest 1%

4,998 €

21.9

6,838 €

7.2

7,608 €

($10,077)

21.5

11,137 €

($14,764)

13.7

   Highest 5%

2,255 €

49.5

4,064 €

21.4

3,399 €

($4,502)

48.1

4,677 €

($6,200)

28.8

   Highest 10%

1,518 €

66.7

3,214 €

33.8

2,312 €

($3,062)

65.4

3,302 €

($4,377)

40.6

   Highest 30%

693 €

91.3

2,083 €

65.8

1,090 €

($1,443)

92.4

1,922 €

($2,548)

71.0

   Highest 50%

443 €

97.2

1,601 €

84.3

701 €

($928)

99.0

1,444 €

($1,914)

88.9

  1. Source of currency rate: XE.com Currency Services as of 23/01/2009.
  2. CHF: Congestive Heart Failure.