Table 4:

Costs in the 2 years before death from heart failure, by age and sex, for Nova Scotia residents 50 years of age or older

Age group, yr1–365 d before death366–730 d before death
nCost, $, mean ± SDnCost, $, mean ± SD
Men
 50–64*< 526 681 ± 20 056< 57409 ± 14 263
 65–80†3662 623 ± 123 491369185 ± 22 632
 > 80†5540 921 ± 47 527546071 ± 21 865
 All men*9548 280 ± 84 321947110 ± 21 655
Women
 50–64*0NA0NA
 65–80†1747 427 ± 49 9521712 530 ± 43 522
 > 80†6235 512 ± 47 428629634 ± 26 107
 All women*7937 819 ± 47 8597910 080 ± 30 334
All patients*17443 531 ± 70 1651738466 ± 25 943

  • Note: NA = not available, SD = standard deviation.

  • ↵* Includes costs of hospital admission and physician visits only.

  • ↵† Includes costs of hospital admission, physician visits and outpatient cardiovascular medications.