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Table 4 Results of regression analysis of processeda quarterly health costs in first two years after baseline (N = 2059)

From: Telemedical monitoring of patients with chronic heart failure has a positive effect on total health costs

 

Reference

Estimate

CI 95%

p-value

2.5%

97.5%

Study group

Control group

−298.58

− 1312.13

714.97

0.5635

Residential area (Berlin vs rural)

Rural

262.69

− 101.60

626.98

0.1575

Interaction: Group x Residential area

407.35

407.35

1493.06

0.4619

Age group

 46–50 years

41–45 years

2832.23

− 782.80

6447.27

0.1246

 51–55 years

41–45 years

2875.11

−606.67

6356.89

0.1055

 56–60 years

41–45 years

2600.31

−823.07

6023.69

0.1365

 61–65 years

41–45 years

2569.53

−820.65

5959.71

0.1373

 66–70 years

41–45 years

2840.77

− 533.57

6215.11

0.0989

 71–75 years

41–45 years

3259.24

− 109.66

6628.14

0.0579

 76–80 years

41–45 years

3318.69

− 50.93

6688.32

0.0536

 81–85 years

41–45 years

3017.17

−356.79

6391.14

0.0796

 86–90 years

41–45 years

2919.52

− 469.23

6308.27

0.0913

 91–95 years

41–45 years

2870.68

− 689.65

6431.00

0.1140

Sex

Male

−96.52

− 369.46

176.42

0.4881

NYHA class

NYHA II

NYHA I

314.97

−757.31

1387.24

0.5646

NYHA III

NYHA I

375.11

− 696.74

1446.96

0.4926

NYHA IV

NYHA I

776.31

−302.57

1855.18

0.1584

 Hospitalizations related to CHF

(continuous)

−27.61

− 195.63

140.40

0.7472

 Baseline health costs

(continuous)

0.34

0.29

0.39

< 0.0001***

Intake of medication related to CHF (yes / no by groups of agents)

 Angiotensin-converting enzyme

no

−251.08

− 520.92

18.76

0.0682

 Beta-blocker

no

− 470.81

− 741.91

−199.71

0.0007***

 Renin-inhibitors

no

−283.79

− 1553.61

986.03

0.6612

 Cardiac glycosides

no

97.57

− 252.61

447.75

0.5848

 Diuretics

no

533.86

247.94

819.78

0.0003***

 AT1 receptor blocker

no

−140.25

−491.33

210.83

0.4335

Mental and behavioral disorders (yes / no by blocks of ICD-10 Chapter V)

 F00 – F09 (Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders)

no

386.31

−87.09

859.70

0.1097

 F10 – F19 (Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use)

no

−83.55

− 544.49

377.39

0.7223

 F20 – F29 (Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders)

no

− 288.83

− 1375.19

797.53

0.6021

 F30 – F39 (Mood [affective] disorders)

no

30.78

− 326.67

388.23

0.8659

 F40 – F49 (Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders)

no

11.66

− 351.60

374.92

0.9498

 F50 – F59 (Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors)

no

−86.95

− 775.45

601.54

0.8044

 F60 – F69 (Disorders of adult personality and behavior)

no

816.43

− 367.37

2000.23

0.1764

 F70 – F79 (Mental retardation)

no

291.70

− 2155.13

2738.54

0.8152

 F80 – F89 (Disorders of psychological development)

no

 F90 – F98 (Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence)

no

−340.42

− 2933.64

2252.80

0.7969

 F99 – F99 (Unspecified mental disorders)

no

5878.45

− 562.31

12,319.21

0.0736

Intercept

− 1689.37

− 5226.05

1847.32

0.3490

  1. aHealth costs after performing the excluding-and-capping algorithm, Significance codes: ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05