Table 3 Health care costs of stroke in patients before and after diagnosis

Before diagnosis

 N

141,389

562,781

547,465

2,129,024

628,432

2,416,189

 Outpatient treatment

341

233

<0.001

315

240

<0.001

335

234

<0.001

 Inpatient treatment

1,758

1,030

<0.001

1,539

1,019

<0.001

1,715

1,033

<0.001

 Medication

592

466

<0.001

600

475

<0.001

649

478

<0.001

 Public health insurance

335

283

<0.001

325

284

<0.001

353

288

<0.001

 Income from employment

9.654

12.469

<0.001

9,438

11,908

<0.001

8,413

11,213

<0.001

 Public transfer income total

11,991

10,877

12,333

11,365

12,804

11,645

 Pension

7,936

7,814

<0.001

8,360

8,187

<0.001

8,979

8,722

<0.001

  Other public transfers

3,728

2,850

<0.001

3,678

2,979

<0.001

3,533

2,736

<0.001

  Sickpay (public-funded)

328

213

<0.001

295

199

<0.001

292

187

<0.001

 Direct health care costs

3,026

2,013

2,778

2,018

3,051

2,032

 Indirect costs, foregone earnings

2,815

2,470

2,800

 Sum of direct and indirect costs

5,840

2,013

5,248

2,018

5,851

2,032

 Net costs

3,827

3,231

3,819

 Social transfer payments

11,991

10,877

12,333

11,365

12,804

11,645

After diagnosis

 N

89,043

569,616

398,140

1,869,080

566,620

2,862,856

 Outpatient treatment

664

396

<0.001

679

424

<0.001

665

409

<0.001

 Inpatient treatment

7,840

1,814

<0,001

5,986

1,906

<0.001

5,904

1,981

<0.001

 Medication

924

605

<0.001

1,134

632

<0.001

1,119

642

<0.001

 Public health insurance

659

354

<0.001

632

363

<0.001

609

363

<0.001

 Income from employment

6,165

9,965

<0.001

5,196

8,294

<0.001

4,875

7,350

<0.001

 Public transfer income total

13,395

12,051

14,149

12,832

14,070

13,185

 Pension

8,328

9,693

<0.001

10,091

10,650

<0.001

10,306

11,225

<0.001

  Other public transfers

4,222

2,149

<0.001

3,462

2,015

<0.001

3,289

1,816

<0.001

  Sickpay (public-funded)

846

209

<0.001

596

167

<0.001

474

145

<0.001

 Direct health care costs

10,088

3,168

8,431

3,324

8,297

3,395

 Indirect costs, foregone earnings

3,800

3,098

2,475

 Sum of direct and indirect costs

13,888

3,168

11,529

3,324

10,772

3,395

 Attributable costs

10,720

8,205

7,377

 Social transfer payments

13,395

12,051

14,149

12,832

14,070

13,185