Table 1 Healthcare costs over a three-year period for a cohort of 170,000 Albertans noted as potentially eligible for this study using administrative health data
No. of patients with an event within primary composite endpoint, or physician claim | Total events (including recurrent events) or physician claims | Percentage of patients with an event or physician claim | Average cost per patient over three years (includes those without any events) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitalization events | 47,201 | 110,773 | 48.7 | $18,417 |
Physician claims | 95,018 | 7,765,483 | 98.4 | $5377 |
Ambulatory care / emergency department encounters | 85,105 | 1,594,117 | 88.1 | $5200 |
Prescription drug claims or costs | 88,247 | 10,944,192 | 91.4 | $5915 |
Sum of all above costs over 3 years | $36,332 |