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Table 2 All secondary care costs of patients with COPD in Denmark 2016 specified on the diagnosis registered with each cost

From: Healthcare costs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Denmark – specialist care versus GP care only

COPD care level five years back:

GP care only (reference)

Specialist care at least once

Comparison

Primary diagnosis (ICD10 codes) registered with the costs

Cost total in 1000

Costs / pt. year in

%

Cost total in 1000

Costs / pt. year in

%

CoefAdj (95%CI)

Total (any diagnosis)

211,725

3,141

100

395,158

9,047

100

2.81(2.81–2.81)

Respiratory (J*)

23,681

351

11.2

186,975

4,281

47.3

12.0(12.0–12.0)

Cardiovascular (I*)

38,021

564

18.0

40,417

925

10.2

1.58(1.58–1.58)

Factors and contacts (Z*)

31,209

463

14.7

32,275

739

8.2

1.59(1.59–1.59)

Symptoms and findings, NEC (R*)

16,029

238

7.6

24,608

563

6.2

2.31(2.31–2.32)

Neoplasm (C* & D00-D48)

27,700

411

13.1

22,247

509

5.6

1.24(1.24–1.24)

Gastrointestinal (K*)

14,376

213

6.8

16,639

381

4.2

1.76(1.76–1.76)

Infection (A*)

9,106

135

4.3

15,256

349

3.9

2.45(2.45–2.45)

Trauma, outer causes (S*)

10,535

156

5.0

12,170

279

3.1

1.63(1.63–1.63)

Musculoskeletal (M*)

13,875

206

6.6

10,764

246

2.7

1.19(1.19–1.19)

Urology (N00-N51)

6,453

96

3.0

9,559

219

2.4

2.13(2.13–2.13)

Endocrine metabolic (E*)

5,529

82

2.6

7,542

173

1.9

2.00(2.00–2.00)

Neurological (G*)

4,291

64

2.0

5,052

116

1.3

1.87(1.86–1.87)

Eyes and ears (H*)

4,914

73

2.3

4,254

97

1.1

1.23(1.23–1.23)

Blood and immune (D50-D99)

2,120

31

1.0

2,500

57

0.6

1.69(1.69–1.70)

Dermatological (L*)

1,603

24

0.8

2,176

50

0.6

2.10(2.09–2.10)

Psychiatric (F*)

1,293

19

0.6

2,035

47

0.5

2.45(2.45–2.46)

Gynaecology and Mamma (N60-N99)

664

10

0.3

469

11

0.1

1.17(1.17–1.18)

Inborn or genetic (Q*)

200

3

0.1

179

4

0.0

1.61(1.60–1.62)

Pregnancy and birth (O* & P*)

94

1

0.0

19

0

0.0

0.52(0.51–0.53)

  1. Abbreviations: COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CoefAdj Sex- and age-adjusted coefficient, CI Confidence interval, NEC Not elsewhere classified, Factors and contacts Factors of significance for health state, and contacts to health care services—including for example check-ups and rehabilitation after disease, and admissions with negative findings ruling out suspicion of e.g., myocardial infarction or cancer