Table 9 Predicted health care costs* for males and females after 10 years follow-up.
Males | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No discounting | 3% pa discounting | 5% pa discounting | ||||||
Age-group | Smoker | Quitter | Difference | Smoker | Quitter | Difference | Smoker | Quitter | Difference |
15–19 | $268 | $178 | $90 | $215 | $144 | $72 | $187 | $125 | $62 |
20–24 | 647 | $487 | $160 | $529 | $400 | $128 | $465 | $353 | $112 |
25–29 | $811 | $635 | $176 | $668 | $527 | $142 | $591 | $468 | $123 |
30–34 | $905 | $650 | $255 | $742 | $536 | $206 | $654 | $474 | $179 |
35–39 | $1,055 | $730 | $325 | $873 | $609 | $264 | $775 | $543 | $231 |
40–44 | $1,353 | $823 | $530 | $1,112 | $682 | $430 | $982 | $606 | $376 |
45–49 | $2,211 | $1,378 | $833 | $1,826 | $1,147 | $679 | $1,618 | $1,022 | $596 |
50–54 | $3,355 | $2,160 | $1,195 | $2,786 | $1,808 | $978 | $2,477 | $1,616 | $861 |
55–59 | $4,457 | $2,984 | $1,474 | $3,731 | $2,516 | $1,215 | $3,335 | $2,260 | $1,075 |
60–64 | $5,384 | $3,715 | $1,669 | $4,532 | $3,150 | $1,382 | $4,065 | $2,840 | $1,226 |
65–69 | $6,363 | $4,514 | $1,848 | $5,377 | $3,842 | $1,535 | $4,836 | $3,472 | $1,364 |
70–74 | $7,595 | $5,530 | $2,066 | $6,469 | $4,734 | $1,735 | $5,846 | $4,293 | $1,553 |
Females | |||||||||
| Â | No discounting | 3% pa discounting | 5% pa discounting | ||||||
Age-group | Smoker | Quitter | Difference | Smoker | Quitter | Difference | Smoker | Quitter | Difference |
15–19 | $73 | $38 | $35 | $57 | $30 | $27 | $49 | $26 | $23 |
20–24 | $333 | $192 | $141 | $269 | $156 | $113 | $234 | $137 | $98 |
25–29 | $681 | $435 | $246 | $560 | $361 | $199 | $494 | $320 | $174 |
30–34 | $890 | $606 | $284 | $736 | $505 | $231 | $652 | $450 | $202 |
35–39 | $826 | $580 | $247 | $685 | $485 | $200 | $608 | $434 | $175 |
40–44 | $958 | $564 | $393 | $784 | $467 | $317 | $690 | $413 | $276 |
45–49 | $1,510 | $932 | $578 | $1,249 | $780 | $469 | $1,107 | $697 | $410 |
50–54 | $2,080 | $1,264 | $815 | $1,724 | $1,060 | $664 | $1,531 | $949 | $582 |
55–59 | $2,739 | $1,669 | $1,070 | $2,284 | $1,409 | $875 | $2,036 | $1,266 | $770 |
60–64 | $3,562 | $2,193 | $1,369 | $2,979 | $1,854 | $1,125 | $2,660 | $1,667 | $993 |
65–69 | $4,342 | $2,769 | $1,573 | $3,649 | $2,352 | $1,296 | $3,270 | $2,123 | $1,147 |
70–74 | $5,429 | $3,489 | $1,940 | $4,565 | $2,956 | $1,609 | $4,091 | $2,662 | $1,429 |