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Table 2 Annual total healthcare costs according to occupation, income, and multimorbidity status

From: The influence of socio-economic status and multimorbidity patterns on healthcare costs: a six-year follow-up under a universal healthcare system

 

Annual total healthcare cost, by count of Rx-MGs*

  

Multimorbidity

1Rx-MG

2-4 Rx-MGs

5-8 Rx-MGs

> = 9 Rx-MGs

n.

(%)

Mean

RWa

n.

(%)

Mean

RWa

n.

(%)

Mean

RWa

n.

(%)

Mean

RWa

Total [n, (%)]

72 994

(8.1)

212.1

0.273

361 593

(40.0)

348.8

0.449

277 829

(30.8)

878.8

1.132

76 518

(8.5)

4023.8

5.181

Occupation

 Employer

1 663

(8.7)

204.7

0.264

7 359

(38.3)

363.7

0.468

6 175

(32.1)

978.0

1.259

1 602

(8.3)

3912.5

5.038

 Physician

277

(10.9)

210.5

0.271

925

(36.5)

520.0

0.670

588

(23.2)

1233.5

1.588

162

(6.4)

4482.2

5.772

 Paramedical personnel

1 568

(9.9)

198.0

0.255

6 765

(42.7)

341.4

0.440

4 759

(30.1)

819.0

1.055

766

(4.8)

3140.2

4.044

 Public servant

4 314

(9.0)

197.5

0.254

20 646

(42.9)

357.0

0.460

14 979

(31.2)

836.4

1.077

3 353

(7.0)

3810.6

4.907

 Employee or self-employed

56 375

(8.4)

202.7

0.261

276 311

(41.4)

329.8

0.425

199 394

(29.9)

814.2

1.048

43 970

(6.6)

3833.5

4.936

 Farmer

5 288

(5.7)

225.3

0.290

29 972

(32.4)

377.1

0.486

32 366

(35.0)

1044.9

1.345

16 943

(18.3)

4121.1

5.307

 Fisherman

1 604

(7.1)

191.0

0.246

9 203

(41.0)

313.2

0.403

7 382

(32.9)

764.6

0.985

2 073

(9.2)

3620.8

4.662

 Low income

1 905

(5.5)

523.7

0.674

10 412

(29.9)

766.4

0.987

12 186

(35.0)

1571.7

2.024

7 649

(21.9)

5207.1

6.705

Income

 <=USD$594

17 679

(7.8)

267.2

0.344

82 347

(36.3)

425.1

0.547

64 322

(28.4)

1050.4

1.353

20 577

(9.1)

4755.8

6.124

 USD$594 - $ 1 210

35 931

(7.7)

195.6

0.252

188 001

(40.5)

322.9

0.416

149 459

(32.2)

823.0

1.060

42 258

(9.1)

3780.2

4.868

 USD$1 210 - $3 850

18 462

(9.1)

192.1

0.247

87 552

(43.0)

332.1

0.428

61 651

(30.2)

831.9

1.071

13 197

(6.5)

3654.7

4.706

 > = USD$3 850

922

(10.5)

199.6

0.257

3 693

(42.0)

360.4

0.464

2 397

(27.2)

954.5

1.229

486

(5.5)

4232.8

5.450

  1. *cost and count of Rx-MGs were based on the data of 2010.
  2. a.RW: relative weight, the costs divided by the population mean.