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Table 5 Undiscounted and discounted fracture lifetime costs (€) of a 50 year old woman, by healthcare sector for two risk classes of osteoporosis and excess

From: Expected lifetime numbers and costs of fractures in postmenopausal women with and without osteoporosis in Germany: a discrete event simulation model

Direct cost

Undiscounted

Discounted (3%)

By healthcare sector

Average risk (95%UI)

%

Not at risk (95%UI)

%

Excess (95%UI)

%

Average risk (95%UI)

%

Not at risk (95%UI)

%

Excess (95%UI)

%

Inpatient

            

Hospital

4,237

36.2

2,170

36.3

2,067

36.2

1,743

38.9

992

39.9

751

37.6

(3,853-4,500)

(1,029-3,085)

(1,147-3,322)

(1,582-1,830)

(565–1,306)

(432–1,181)

Rehabilitation

272

2.3

125

2.1

146

2.6

105

2.4

53

2.1

52

2.6

(245–290)

(42–182)

(87–241)

(93–110)

(23–72)

(31–83)

Long term care

3,731

31.9

1,758

29.4

1,973

34.5

1,210

27.0

590

23.7

620

31.1

(3,349-4,159)

(475–2,834)

(920–3,481)

(1,071-1,324)

(185–913)

(285–1,073)

Outpatient

            

Physiotherapy, physician, analgesics

1,000

8.6

579

9.7

422

7.4

433

9.7

276

11.1

157

7.9

(418–1,949)

(182–1,182)

(132–1,017)

(182–825)

(99–544)

(52–370)

Prof. home care

1,105

9.5

605

10.1

500

8.7

443

9.9

257

10.4

186

9.3

(800–1,401)

(275–925)

(262–843)

(320–561)

(130–379)

(100–308)

Family

            

Informal care

1,344

11.5

735

12.3

609

10.7

544

12.1

316

12.7

228

11.5

(1,205-1,414)

(370–997)

(346–991)

(487–569)

(178–409)

(133–365)

Total

11,689

100

5,973

100

5,716

100

4,479

100

2,485

100

1,995

100

(10,406-12,929)

(2,533-8,757)

(2,988-9,466)

(3,942-4,898)

(1,258-3,424)

(1,076-3,215)

  1. 95%UI = 95% uncertainty intervals.