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Table 3 Components of total MBS costs from Year one to Year three by gender and health conditions

From: How does the onset of physical disability or dementia in older adults affect economic wellbeing and co-payments for health care? the impact of gender

 

Total costs from the MBS,

mean ($AUS)

Professional attendances,

mean (%) ($AUS)

Diagnostic procedures and investigations,

mean (%) ($AUS)

Therapeutic procedures,

mean (%) ($AUS)

Oral and maxillofacial services,

mean (%) ($AUS)

Diagnostic imaging services,

mean (%) ($AUS)

Pathology services,

mean (%) ($AUS)

Miscellaneous services,

mean (%) ($AUS)

Dental services,

mean (%) ($AUS)

Total

433.8

298.9

(68.9)

24.4

(5.6)

57.7

(13.3)

0.9

(0.2)

35.9

(8.3)

4.3

(1.0)

11.7

(2.7)

2.5

(0.6)

No physical disability or dementia

 Male

428.6

293.5

(68.5)

23.1

(5.4)

63.4

(14.8)

0.8

(0.2)

33.7

(7.9)

4.7

(1.1)

7.8

(1.8)

1.6

(0.4)

     Female

442.4

303.4

(68.6)

25.5

(5.8)

52.6

(11.9)

0.9

(0.2)

37.6

(8.5)

4.0

(0.9)

15.0

(3.4)

3.3

(0.7)

Physical disability

 Male

426.1

246.5

(57.9)

28.9

(6.8)

107.4

(25.2)

1.7

(0.4)

23.3

(5.5)

3.3

(0.8)

15.0

(3.5)

0

 Female

457.6

316.1

(69.1)

17.2

(3.8)

65.9

(14.4)

0

24.6

(5.4)

9.1

(2.0)

24.6

(5.4)

0

Dementia

 Male

396.8

241.0

(60.7)

28.9

(7.3)

6.7

(1.7)

0

113.3

(28.6)

0.9

(0.2)

6.0

(1.5)

0

 Female

675.4

468.4

(69.4)

54.5

(8.1)

42.8

(6.3)

0

101.8

(15.1)

0.4

(0.1)

7.5

(1.1)

0