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Table 3 Annual per-patient healthcare costs for a real-world type 2 diabetes mellitus population in the US in 2015, stratified by ASCVD status

From: Impact of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on healthcare resource utilization and costs in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a real-world setting

 

Patients with T2DM

Cost category

Non-ASCVD

N = 659,498 (54.8%)

ASCVD

N = 543,098 (45.2%)

% Change in Cost (ASCVD vs non-ASCVD)

All patients with healthcare cost data, n (%)

562,185 (85.2)

474,271 (87.3)

 18 to 44 y

80,315 (12.2)

14,278 (2.6)

 45 to 64 y

385,936 (58.5)

216,423 (39.8)

  ≥ 65 y

95,934 (14.5)

234,570 (43.2)

Total healthcare cost, $, mean (SD)

9735 (24,213)

22,977 (53,672)

+ 136%

 18 to 44 y

8294 (26,522)

20,135 (50,246)

+ 143%

 45 to 64 y

9658 (22,723)

21,912 (50,954)

+ 127%

  ≥ 65 y

11,248 (27,668)

24,089 (56,138)

+ 114%

Total medical cost, $, mean (SD)

6079 (20,689)

17,849 (51,302)

+ 194%

 18 to 44 y

5457 (18,647)

15,727 (45,441)

+ 188%

 45 to 64 y

5786 (19,730)

16,143 (45,857)

+ 179%

  ≥ 65 y

7777 (25,452)

19,488 (54,434)

+ 151%

Total pharmacy cost, $, mean (SD)

3656 (10,467)

5128 (11,803)

+ 40%

 18 to 44 y

2837 (15,169)

4408 (17,639)

+ 55%

 45 to 64 y

3872 (9623)

5769 (13,207)

+ 49%

  ≥ 65 y

3471 (8720)

4600 (9867)

+ 33%

Outpatient office visit cost, $, mean (SD)

4227 (14,624)

10,349 (35,356)

+ 145%

 18 to 44 y

3478 (12,816)

8390 (25,507)

+ 141%

 45 to 64 y

4090 (13,548)

9314 (31,470)

+ 128%

  ≥ 65 y

5404 (19,377)

11,384 (38,907)

+ 111%

Inpatient hospital visit cost, $, mean (SD)

1312 (11,178)

5646 (27,483)

+ 330%

 18 to 44 y

1187 (9471)

4961 (29,554)

+ 318%

 45 to 64 y

1212 (11,149)

5115 (27,350)

+ 322%

  ≥ 65 y

1821 (12,519)

6159 (27,464)

+ 238%

Emergency room outpatienta cost, $, mean (SD)

382 (1737)

925 (3660)

+ 142%

 18 to 44 y

609 (2326)

1543 (4747)

+ 153%

 45 to 64 y

343 (1529)

896 (3416)

+ 161%

  ≥ 65 y

347 (1925)

915 (3792)

+ 164%

Emergency room inpatientb cost, $, mean (SD)

158 (3112)

928 (9087)

+ 487%

 18 to 44 y

184 (3057)

834 (6211)

+ 353%

 45 to 64 y

141 (3028)

818 (8310)

+ 480%

  ≥ 65 y

205 (3470)

1030 (9856)

+ 402%

  1. T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  2. Currency reflects 2015 US$
  3. ASCVD Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, SD Standard deviation, y Years
  4. aNot resulting in inpatient admission
  5. bResulting in inpatient admission