Table 2 Example of calculations of number of care episodes and costs attributable to low alcohol consumption.
Age group | Total number of inpatient cases | Alcohol attributable fraction | Total number of alcohol-related cases 1 | Disease specific cost | Total cost (millions) 1 | Attributable proportion 2 | Alcohol-related care episodes 2 | Alcohol-related costs (millions) 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ischemic heart disease, men | ||||||||
18-29 | 31 | -0.17 | -5.4 | 39 861.06 | -0.22 | 0.98 | -5.34 | -0.21 |
30-49 | 2 840 | -0.19 | -530.1 | 39 861.06 | -21.13 | 0.99 | -524.19 | -20.89 |
50-64 | 15 109 | -0.19 | -2 805.1 | 39 861.06 | -111.81 | 0.99 | -2 763.37 | -110.15 |
65-79 | 21 764 | -0.16 | -3 523.2 | 39 861.06 | -140.44 | 1.00 | -3 509.52 | -139.89 |
80+ | 10 502 | -0.14 | -1 469.3 | 39 861.06 | -58.57 | 1.00 | -1 463.04 | -58.32 |
Epilepsy, women | ||||||||
18-29 | 360 | 0.46 | 165.2 | 23 629.21 | 3.90 | 0.34 | 56.15 | 1.33 |
30-49 | 726 | 0.41 | 299.9 | 23 629.21 | 7.09 | 0.40 | 119.98 | 2.84 |
50-64 | 767 | 0.39 | 299.9 | 23 629.21 | 7.09 | 0.43 | 128.05 | 3.03 |
65-79 | 787 | 0.24 | 192.2 | 23 629.21 | 4.54 | 0.67 | 128.67 | 3.04 |
80+ | 532 | 0.20 | 103.7 | 23 629.21 | 2.45 | 0.74 | 77.13 | 1.82 |