Estimating the direct healthcare utilization and cost of musculoskeletal pain among people with comorbidity: a retrospective electronic health record study

Figures & data

Figure 1. Adjusted mean cumulative total cost over the follow-up period for each medical condition by their musculoskeletal pain condition.

Abbreviations. ACS, acute coronary syndrome; MSK, musculoskeletal. Participants in the pneumonia dataset was followed up for only one year. MSK pain is when any of the three musculoskeletal (pain) disorders: (1) non-specific pain disorders, (2) osteoarthritis; and (3) inflammatory musculoskeletal conditions were present, and no MSK pain when none of them were present.

Data availability statement

Data may be obtained from a third party and are not publicly available. The data were obtained from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Clinical Practice Research Datalink data governance does not allow us to distribute patient data to other parties. Researchers may apply for data access at http://www.CPRD.com/.