Table 7: Mean cost of illness by patient clinical characteristics in Dessie Referral hospital, 2012.
Categories |
Number |
Percent |
Mean cost of illness (USD) ± SD |
P-value |
Duration of the disease (years) |
0.667 |
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3/12-1 |
93 |
42.9 |
53.34 ± 49.94 |
|
2-5 |
99 |
45.6 |
56.98 ± 36.26 |
|
6-10 |
20 |
9.2 |
69.98 ± 26.23 |
|
11-15 |
3 |
1.4 |
130.19 ± 94.70 |
|
≥ 15 |
2 |
1 |
94.62 |
|
Fasting blood sugar level (mg/dl) |
0.645 |
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< 70 |
7 |
3 |
48.73 ± 17.15 |
|
70 -139 |
56 |
26 |
54.61 ± 26.83 |
|
140 -199 |
68 |
31.3 |
65.98 ± 52.66 |
|
200 -299 |
57 |
26.2 |
51.92 ± 35.53 |
|
≥ 300 |
29 |
13.3 |
53.76 |
|
Complication |
0.003 |
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Yes |
58 |
26.7 |
75.28 ± 54.85 |
|
No |
159 |
73.3 |
51.26 ± 36.97 |
|
Types of DM |
0.285 |
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Type 1 |
75 |
34.3 |
48.99 ± 30.89 |
|
Type 2 |
142 |
65.7 |
62.04 ± 48.64 |
|
Co-morbidity |
< 0.0001 |
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With co morbid |
102 |
47 |
77.44 ± 54.19 |
|
Without co morbid |
115 |
53 |
40.23 ± 19.59 |
|
Annual numbers of visit to diabetes clinic |
0.650 |
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1-3 visits |
4 |
1.9 |
|
|
4-7 visits |
34 |
15.2 |
38.05 ± 22.86 |
|
8-11 visits |
62 |
28.5 |
56.48 ± 35.90 |
|
12 or more visits |
117 |
54.4 |
62.83 ± 49.21 |
|
Total |
217 |
100.00 |
|
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