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Table 2 Costs per year according to the severity of the diagnosis

From: Economic and caregiver impact of Alzheimer’s disease across the disease spectrum: a cohort study

 

1 year before

First year after

Second year after

All patients

N

 

1928

1998

1600

Missing, n

 

70

0

398

Total costs, €

Mean

7408

9466

8870

 

SD

14,941

17,664

15,759

 

SE

340

395

394

 

Median

2054

3444

3249

 

IQR

2705

4780

4843

Direct medical costs, €

Mean

7101

9103

8590

 

SD

14,081

17,097

15,448

 

SE

321

383

386

 

Median

2014

3313

3088

 

IQR

2613

4674

4662

Direct nonmedical costs (transportation), €

Mean

307

363

280

 

SD

4132

2758

2212

 

SE

180

102

92

 

Median

166

288

262

 

IQR

254

399

325

SCC

n

 

619

640

513

Missing, n

 

21

0

127

Total costs, €

Mean

7104

8028

6196

 

SD

14,964

15,016

11,917

 

SE

601

594

526

 

Median

1798

2576

1811

 

IQR

2285

3289

2915

Direct medical costs, €

Mean

6604

7581

5885

 

SD

13,234

14,011

11,365

 

SE

532

554

502

 

Median

1764

2532

1802

 

IQR

2128

3223

2747

Direct nonmedical costs (transportation), €

Mean

500

447

310

 

SD

5941

3678

3150

 

SE

480

261

268

 

Median

153

266

233

 

IQR

227

433

240

MCI

n

 

610

630

511

Missing, n

 

20

0

119

Total costs, €

Mean

7899

9758

8452

 

SD

15,626

18,297

14,291

 

SE

633

729

632

 

Median

2160

3486

3286

 

IQR

2588

4672

4639

Direct medical costs, €

Mean

7596

9361

8130

 

SD

14,946

17,665

13,849

 

SE

605

704

613

 

Median

2130

3329

3073

 

IQR

2563

4591

4180

Direct nonmedical costs (transportation), €

Mean

303

397

323

 

SD

4143

3088

2553

 

SE

310

194

183

 

Median

185

357

309

 

IQR

310

452

447

Mild AD dementia

n

 

204

212

173

Missing, n

 

8

0

39

Total costs, €

Mean

8022

10,558

13,717

 

SD

18,658

18,583

24,093

 

SE

1306

1276

1832

 

Median

2370

5136

5512

 

IQR

2861

5275

4695

Direct medical costs, €

Mean

7889

10,244

13,462

 

SD

18,426

18,317

23,946

 

SE

1290

1258

1821

 

Median

2358

4765

5512

 

IQR

2867

5434

4835

Direct nonmedical costs (transportation), €

Mean

133

314

254

 

SD

755

1088

909

 

SE

101

115

106

 

Median

187

294

283

 

IQR

324

462

274

Moderate AD dementia

n

 

242

256

208

Missing, n

 

14

0

48

Total costs, €

Mean

6081

10544

9783

 

SD

10,362

18,688

14,155

 

SE

666

1168

981

 

Median

2047

4384

4145

 

IQR

3682

5672

6257

Direct medical costs, €

Mean

5977

10,256

9589

 

SD

10,167

18,377

13,993

 

SE

654

1149

970

 

Median

2018

4292

4095

 

IQR

3682

5856

6446

Direct nonmedical costs (transportation), €

Mean

104

288

193

 

SD

811

1349

847

 

SE

98

140

98

 

Median

102

263

280

 

IQR

103

325

297

Moderately severe/severe AD dementia

n

 

253

260

195

Missing, n

 

7

0

65

Total costs, €

Mean

7740

10,345

11,728

 

SD

13,483

20,077

18,903

 

SE

848

1245

1354

 

Median

2212

4130

4993

 

IQR

4613

6323

8169

Direct medical costs, €

Mean

7563

10,161

11,525

 

SD

13,090

19,914

18,810

 

SE

823

1235

1347

 

Median

2207

4125

4448

 

IQR

4603

6222

7857

Direct nonmedical costs (transportation), €

Mean

178

184

203

 

SD

1975

1042

615

 

SE

238

109

64

 

Median

212

229

213

 

IQR

230

236

217

P value*

 

0.096

0.004

< .0001

P value

 

0.487

0.225

< .0001

  1. AD Alzheimer’s disease, GLM generalized linear model, IQR interquartile range, MCI mild cognitive impairment, SCC subjective cognitive complaint, SD standard deviation, SE standard error
  2. *GLM to compare mean total costs between the different diagnoses
  3. GLM adjusted for age, sex, and education level