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Table 5 Estimated mean costs – Per member per year

From: The association between diabetes related medical costs and glycemic control: A retrospective analysis

Cost

Good HbA 1c (≤7)

Fair HbA 1c (>7 and ≤9)

Poor HbA 1c (>9)

Diabetic Prescription Drugs

$377 ($366 – $390)

$465* ($450 – $480)

$423* ($400 – $449)

Total Diabetes Attributable Costs

$1,505 ($1,441 – $1,571)

$1,801* ($1,674 – $1,937)

$1,871* ($1,684 – $2078)

Sample Size

6,069

3,586

1,125

  1. *Significant below 0.05 compared to the good control group.
  2. No differences between fair and poor control groups.
  3. Confidence intervals given in parentheses.
  4. Estimated costs from a generalized linear model with gamma as the family and logarithmic at the link and all covariates evaluated at the mean.
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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

ISSN: 1478-7547

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