| Total, n | Total costs, mean (SD) ($AUS) | Costs from the MBS, mean (SD) ($AUS) | Costs from the PBS, mean (SD) ($AUS) | Proportion of costs from MBS, (%) | Proportion of costs from PBS, (%) | Difference of proportion (PBS—MBS), (%) |
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No physical disability or dementia | |||||||
 Male | 3,966 | 867.8 (782.9) | 428.6 (522.6) | 439.2 (421.3) | 49.4 | 50.6 | 1.2 |
    Female | 4,496 | 952.8 (788.8) | 442.4 (524.0) | 510.4 (432.1) | 46.4 | 53.6 | 7.1 |
Physical disability | |||||||
 Male | 30 | 956.8 (672.2) | 426.1 (529.8) | 530.7 (367.0) | 44.5 | 55.5 | 10.9 |
 Female | 44 | 1,210.4 (1,453.8) | 457.6 (790.2) | 752.8 (948.7) | 37.8 | 62.2 | 24.4 |
Dementia | |||||||
 Male | 17 | 969.5 (900.4) | 396.8 (655.5) | 572.7 (417.0) | 40.9 | 59.1 | 18.1 |
 Female | 15 | 1,285.1 (1,369.7) | 675.4 (957.3) | 609.7 (492.6) | 52.6 | 47.4 | -5.1 |