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Table 2 More frequent ACGs and ACGs with more expenditure

From: Variability in prescription drug expenditures explained by adjusted clinical groups (ACG) case-mix: A cross-sectional study of patient electronic records in primary care

ACG

Description

N

%

cumulate%

300

Acute Minor, Age 6+

7087

10.8

10.8

4100

2–3 Other ADG Combinations, Age 35+

6544

10

20.8

4910

6–9 Other ADG Combinations, Age 35+, 0–1 Major ADGs

4948

7.5

28.3

2100

Acute Minor/Likely to Recur, Age 6+, w/o Allergy

3763

5.7

34

4410

4–5 Other ADG Combinations, Age 45+, no Major ADGs

2878

4.4

38.4

1800

Acute Minor/Acute Major

2799

4.3

42.7

4420

4–5 Other ADG Combinations, Age 45+, 1 Major ADGs

2444

3.7

46.4

500

Likely to Recur, w/o Allergies

2333

3.6

50

3600

Acute Minor/Acute Major/Likely to Recur/Chronic Medical: Stable

2102

3.2

53.2

400

Acute Major

1860

2.8

56

3200

Acute Minor/Acute Major/Likely to Recur, Age 12+, w/o Allergy

1859

2.8

58.8

2300

Acute Minor/Chronic Medical: Stable

1704

2.6

61.4

1600

Preventive/Administrative

1522

2.3

63.7

4310

4–5 Other ADG Combinations, Age 18 to 44, no Major ADGs

1380

2.1

65.8

4920

6–9 Other ADG Combinations, Age 35+, 2 Major ADGs

1342

2

67.8

2500

Acute Minor/Psychosocial, w/o Psychosocial Unstable

1282

2

69.8

3500

Acute Minor/Likely to Recur/Psychosocial

1188

1.8

71.6

ACG

Description

 

mean expenditure

RW

4940

6–9 Other ADG Combinations, Age 35+, 4+ Major ADGs

 

1674.5

6.1

5060

10+ Other ADG Combinations, Age 18+, 3 Major ADGs

 

1519.5

5.5

5050

10+ Other ADG Combinations, Age 18+, 2 Major ADGs

 

1397.4

5.1

4930

6–9 Other ADG Combinations, Age 35+, 3 Major ADGs

 

1358.6

4.9

5070

10+ Other ADG Combinations, Age 18+, 4+ Major ADGs

 

1278.6

4.6

4920

6–9 Other ADG Combinations, Age 35+, 2 Major ADGs

 

1049.3

3.8

5040

10+ Other ADG Combinations, Age 18+, 0–1 Major ADGs

 

924.0

3.3

4430

4–5 Other ADG Combinations, Age 45+, 2+ Major ADGs

 

884.8

3.2

1400

Psychosocial, w/Psychosocial Unstable, w/o Psychosocial Stable

 

755.1

2.7

4420

4–5 Other ADG Combinations, Age 45+, 1 Major ADGs

 

741.2

2.7

4910

6–9 Other ADG Combinations, Age 35+, 0–1 Major ADGs

 

703.0

2.5

800

Chronic Medical: Unstable

 

630.6

2.3

2700

Acute Minor/Psychosocial, w/Psychosocial Unstable/Psychosocial Stable

 

617.7

2.2

4730

6–9 Other ADG Combinations, Males, Age 18 to 34, 2+ Major ADGs

 

615.1

2.2

  1. More frequent ACG categories (above) and ACG with higher relative weights (RW) for pharmaceutical expenditure (below).