Fig. 7

Evolution of healthcare cost relative to diagnosis month by age. Figure 7 demonstrates the heterogeneity of healthcare costs across the following seven age groupings: individuals 17 & under, 18–44, 45–64, or 65 + years old. The red line depicts the age group 17 & under, which registered an average cost of 198.67 in the diagnosis month. The black line depicts the age group 18–44, which registered an average cost of 556.13 in the diagnosis month. The green line depicts the age group 45–64, which registered an average cost of 1288.55 in the diagnosis month. The purple line depicts the age group 65 + , which registered an average cost of 1802.40 in the diagnosis month. Dots are the coefficient estimates and vertical bars represent confidence intervals at the 95% level