Table 3:

Incidence-based direct medical costs, categorized by year after first hospital admission for heart failure, among Nova Scotia residents 50 years or older, 2009 to 2015

Age group, yrYear after diagnosis; incidence-based direct medical costs, $, mean ± SD
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Men
 50–64*64 640 ± 152 87017 105 ± 48 07318 221 ± 57 43216 450 ± 50 34917 792 ± 81 43713 408 ± 50 8297762 ± 26 896
 65–80†110 001 ± 206 49723 426 ± 68 00325 262 ± 59 06218 812 ± 49 02218 645 ± 54 73215 992 ± 63 5825216 ± 10 895
 > 80†164 076 ± 222 21423 066 ± 49 63428 430 ± 66 69817 269 ± 46 4909582 ± 18 20222 842 ± 49 90120 967 ± 41 126
 All men*120 159 ± 206 60221 184 ± 58 71223 535 ± 60 56317 353 ± 48 89516 334 ± 61 20915 860 ± 56 9469249 ± 26 440
Women
 50–64*93 240 ± 207 83026 074 ± 90 88913 837 ± 27 05023 486 ± 58 70412 135 ± 36 96416 952 ± 41 6001519 ± 3819
 65–80†107 055 ± 197 68520 997 ± 48 85220 007 ± 49 98418 421 ± 46 76716 693 ± 53 26013 723 ± 36 51914 811 ± 42 874
 > 80†143 821 ± 185 50222 553 ± 50 25619 187 ± 49 82915 155 ± 40 47710 015 ± 37 37011 077 ± 30 18713 083 ± 38 192
 All women*124 606 ± 193 47221 629 ± 56 43918 177 ± 47 37317 405 ± 46 60013 043 ± 45 62613 040 ± 35 58411 474 ± 37 614
All patients*122 304 ± 200 35821 396 ± 57 62721 019 ± 54 81817 377 ± 47 82314 812 ± 54 55614 575 ± 48 37710 289 ± 32 093

  • Note: SD = standard deviation.

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

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