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Table 3 Hospitalization costs among subjects who have suffered a myocardial infarction according to age groups and year.

From: Trends of hospitalizations, fatality rate and costs for acute myocardial infarction among Spanish diabetic adults, 2001-2006

		Year
Diabetic patients	Age, years*	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	35-60	9,917	12,134	14,941	16,470	17,089	19,677
	61-70	15,575	18,365	21,509	22,174	22,966	23,597
	71-80	20,250	25,900	32,086	34,171	35,042	37,215
	>81	8,590	11,213	14,253	16,458	17,525	17,584
	Total	54,334	67,614	82,792	89,274	92,623	98,075
	P/A	4,440	4,875	5,187	5,443	5,577	6,228
	Difference above RPI	-----	297	132	111	-34	417
Non diabetic patients	Age, years*
	35-60	51,544	59,523	66,500	69,033	69,089	81,154
	61-70	39,859	42,942	45,521	44,433	44,733	49,150
	71-80	45,581	54,196	55,246	59,529	59,163	60,056
	>81	22,583	29,075	30,669	33,342	35,405	37,109
	Total	159,568	185,736	197,937	206,338	208,392	227,470
	P/A	4,625	5,005	5,288	5,587	5,718	6,283
	Difference above RPI	-----	211	150	125	-63	393

* Thousands of Euros. P/A: Total cost per patient and year (Euros). RPI: Retail Price Index

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