Excess healthcare costs of mental disorders in children, adolescents and young adults in the Basque population registry adjusted for socioeconomic status and sex

Table 5 Mean and excess cost per patient in € (2018) of direct healthcare costs disaggregated by sex and diagnostic group

		Mean cost (€)^a		Excess cost (€)	p-value^a
		With no mental disorders (N = 512,710)	With mental disorder(s)
Any mental disorder (N = 96,671)	Female	310	770	460	< 0.001
Any mental disorder (N = 96,671)	Male	246	633	387	< 0.001
Substance use (N = 19,507)	Female	323	1118	795	< 0.001
Substance use (N = 19,507)	Male	247	904	657	< 0.001
Anxiety (N = 40,523)	Female	321	880	560	< 0.001
Anxiety (N = 40,523)	Male	245	704	459	< 0.001
Mood disorders (N = 8613)	Female	317	1923	1606	< 0.001
Mood disorders (N = 8613)	Male	277	1763	1485	< 0.001
Psychosis and personality disorders (N = 5.745)	Female	334	2584	2250	< 0.001
Psychosis and personality disorders (N = 5.745)	Male	268	2167	1899	< 0.001
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (N = 16,986)	Female	277	677	400	< 0.001
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (N = 16,986)	Male	240	598	358	< 0.001
Conduct disorder (N = 26,415)	Female	292	808	515	< 0.001
Conduct disorder (N = 26,415)	Male	263	741	478	< 0.001
Eating disorder (N = 4629)	Female	326	1111	785	< 0.001
Eating disorder (N = 4629)	Male	245	859	614	< 0.001
Self-harm (N = 664)	Female	353	4727	4374	< 0.001
Self-harm (N = 664)	Male	265	3636	3371	< 0.001
2 or more diagnoses (N = 19,567)	Female	317	1446	1129	< 0.001
2 or more diagnoses (N = 19,567)	Male	255	1226	971	< 0.001

^aCalculated using two-part models and groups were adjusted by age group, sex and SES using entropy balancing

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