Table 1 Characteristics, hospitalisation days and 1-year costs stratified by episode type among patients with no history of T2D-related complications. Complications are arranged in decreasing order of costs
Type of complication | n | Age (SD), years | Men (%) | Duration of T2D, mean (SD), years | Number of outpatient visits, mean (SD) | Number of inpatient days, mean (SD) | 1-year costs (EUR), mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foot disorder | 1 094 | 71.9 (11.4) | 636 (58.1) | 10.7 (7.6) | 9.3 (17.5) | 13.3 (21.4) | 16 843 (25 237) | |
Nephropathy | 371 | 72.5 (11.5) | 236 (63.6) | 11.3 (7.7) | 10.6 (19.6) | 14.7 (25.0) | 15 264 (24 887) | |
Cardiovascular | 1 870 | 72.0 (10.9) | 1056 (56.5) | 9.6 (7.2) | 6.1 (12.6) | 11.2 (18.5) | 13 121 (19 121) | |
Cerebrovascular | 1 367 | 72.1 (10.7) | 699 (51.1) | 9.7 (7.4) | 6.0 (12.5) | 14.8 (26.6) | 12 744 (19 385) | |
Neurological | 220 | 71.0 (12.1) | 129 (58.6) | 9.4 (7.0) | 8.1 (13.4) | 9.7 (17.6) | 9 641 (17 971) | |
Eye complication | 855 | 71.7 (13.1) | 404 (47.3) | 9.4 (7.1) | 9.1 (12.1) | 4.0 (8.9) | 6 184 (10 568) | |