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Table 4 Hospitalization frequency and costs among PhilHealth members with any HTN-related discharges

From: Costs of hospital care for hypertension in an insured population without an outpatient medicines benefit: an observational study in the Philippines

Per Member Number of Hospitalizations in 3.5 Years

Number (%) of Members n = 141103

Number (%) of Hospitalizations n = 189010

Total Costs for Hospitalizations and Costs per Member in 3.5 Years (PhP) Total Sum Median Interquartile Range

1

112107 (79.5)

112107 (59.3)

161222657

85

(54, 157)

2

20637 (14.6)

41274 (21.8)

5906369

188

(119, 341)

3–5

7651 (5.4)

25807 (13.7)

3375467

308

(198, 547)

6–9

479 (0.3)

3301 (1.8)

330315

498

(336, 849)

10+

229 (0.2)

6521 (3.5)

346820

1151

(684, 1979)

  1. Distribution of number of hypertension-related hospitalizations and associated costs (*in 2005 US$, using mid-year exchange rates and adjusted for inflation) in 3.5 years for PhilHealth members with an admission during the first 18 months of the study (July 2002–December 2003)