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Table 3 Healthcare-related costs in the year after index date for CAP cases and PS-matched controls

From: Burden of community-acquired pneumonia, predisposing factors and health-care related costs in patients with cancer

 

CAP

Comparator

  
 

Mean costs in € (SD)

Mean costs in € (SD)

SMD

p-value

Lung cancer

Cases n = 1529

Controls n = 1529

  

 Hospital

14,873 (15,154)

11,306 (13,888)

0.25

<  0.001

 Ambulatory care

1846 (2651)

1701 (2344)

0.06

0.008

 Drug treatment

4037 (7323)

3748 (7611)

0.04

<  0.001

 Remedies and aids

592 (1423)

480 (1113)

0.09

0.008

 Overall

21,349 (18,366)

17,235 (16,959)

0.23

<  0.001

Hematological malignancy

Cases n = 731

Controls n = 731

  

 Hospital

18,417 (32,041)

9452 (22,544)

0.32

<  0.001

 Ambulatory care

1762 (2143)

1588 (1636)

0.09

0.669

 Drug treatment

8258 (14,315)

7671 (16,793)

0.04

<  0.001

 Remedies and aids

532 (1462)

432 (1015)

0.08

0.202

 Overall

28,969 (37,142)

19,143 (30,158)

0.29

<  0.001

Breast cancer

Cases n = 359

Controls n = 359

  

 Hospital

8709 (14,101)

2823 (5126)

0.55

<  0.001

 Ambulatory care

2438 (2461)

1535 (1634)

0.43

<  0.001

 Drug treatment

6074 (11,891)

3310 (8392)

0.27

<  0.001

 Remedies and aids

741 (1210)

547 (1035)

0.17

0.02

 Overall

17,962 (19,988)

8214 (11,572)

0.60

<  0.001

Cancer of the gastrointestinal tract

Cases n = 665

Controls = 665

  

 Hospital

13,827 (19,832)

7286 (13,957)

0.38

<  0.001

 Ambulatory care

1420 (1896)

1287 (1363)

0.08

0.352

 Drug treatment

4448 (9923)

3647 (9660)

0.08

<  0.001

 Remedies and aids

833 (1834)

691 (1486)

0.09

0.019

 Overall

20,527 (23,499)

12,911 (18,539)

0.36

<  0.001

Renal/urinary tract cancer

Cases n = 371

Controls 371

  

 Hospital

12,558 (16,485)

6605 (15,657)

0.37

<  0.001

 Ambulatory care

1118 (978)

1283 (1339)

0.14

0.014

 Drug treatment

3131 (7697)

2398 (5834)

0.11

0.042

 Remedies and aids

624 (1182)

569 (1290)

0.04

0.029

 Overall

17,432 (19,579)

10,855 (17,639)

0.35

<  0.001

  1. CAP Community acquired pneumonia, SD standard deviation, SMD Standardized mean difference