Costs of illness analysis in Italian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): an update

Roberto W Dal Negro1 National Center for Respiratory Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology, Verona, Italy;2 Research and Clinical Governance, Verona, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]

Luca Bonadiman1 National Center for Respiratory Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology, Verona, Italy

Paola Turco2 Research and Clinical Governance, Verona, Italy

Silvia Tognella3 General Hospital, ULSS 22 Regione Veneto, Bussolengo, Italy

Sergio Iannazzo4 SIHS Health Economics Consulting, Torino, Italy

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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

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Figure 1 Baseline distribution of COPD subjects by severity according to the GOLD guideline.

Notes: 1: mild; 2: moderate; 3: severe; 4: very severe.
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.

Table 2 Direct, indirect, and total mean cost per patient at baseline (12 months before enrollment) and at 12-month follow-up

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Table 3 Mean cost per patient at baseline detailed by sex

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Figure 2 Baseline and 1-year follow-up costs by categories stratified by ultimate outcome during the observation period (3 years).

Notes: The impact of hospitalization costs in the subgroup of patients who died (n=111) is dominant over all categories, and their decrease from baseline to follow-up is mode enhanced.

Table 4 Mean costs calculated at the first visit in patients who survived and who died over the 3-year period

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Costs of illness analysis in Italian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): an update

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

Table 2 Direct, indirect, and total mean cost per patient at baseline (12 months before enrollment) and at 12-month follow-up

Table 3 Mean cost per patient at baseline detailed by sex

Table 4 Mean costs calculated at the first visit in patients who survived and who died over the 3-year period

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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

Table 2 Direct, indirect, and total mean cost per patient at baseline (12 months before enrollment) and at 12-month follow-up

Table 3 Mean cost per patient at baseline detailed by sex

Table 4 Mean costs calculated at the first visit in patients who survived and who died over the 3-year period

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