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Table 3 Annual cost of diabetes by component of direct and indirect cost (₹) in Punjab

From: Cost of diabetes and its complications: results from a STEPS survey in Punjab, India

Cost component

Mean

Median

25th Percentile

75th Percentile

% Of total direct and indirect cost

Total cost of diabetes

% Of total cost of diabetes

1. Annual overall cost-of-diabetes (COD)

1.1. Direct cost

Consultation fee

3992

3175

2400

4800

05

1,772,480

05

Medical expenditure

29,391

24,050

14,200

38,500

64

21,161,420

60

Cost of hospitalization

5785

3500

1575

7775

04

1,168,550

03

Diagnostic expenditure

9316

6600

3600

11,750

13

4,453,210

13

Transportation cost

1622

1000

600

1537

01

366,670

01

Food and other material

2632

2000

1000

3500

02

492,100

02

Other's

33,427

20,000

10,000

45,000

11

3,409,600

09

Total direct cost

₹45,915

₹34,100

₹18,000

₹56,300

100

₹32,824,030

93

1.2. Indirect cost

Patient’s wage loss

5402

4000

2150

7200

52

1,145,200

04

Wage loss of accompanying person

4946

3100

2400

5800

48

1,122,800

03

Total indirect cost

₹5884

₹4200

₹2400

₹7200

100

₹2,268,000

07

Total cost

₹49,037

₹36,000

₹19,200

₹60,600

 

₹35,092,030

 

2. Annual cost of diabetes for outpatient care (n = 720)

2.1. Direct cost

Consultation fee

3768

3600

2400

4800

6

1,466,040

5

Medical expenditure

27,797

24,000

12,000

36,000

80

20,013,720

75

Diagnostic expenditure

8003

6000

3600

9600

13

3,377,400

12

Transportation cost

1854

1200

600

1800

1

313,320

1

Total direct cost

₹35,253

₹30,000

₹15,840

₹48,000

100

₹25,170,480

95

2.2. Indirect cost

Patient’s wage loss

4668

4200

2400

4800

54

751,500

03

Wage loss of accompanying person

5110

4800

3000

6000

46

643,800

02

Total indirect cost

₹4909

₹4200

₹2400

₹6000

100

₹1,395,300

05

Total cost

₹37,169

₹30,600

₹16,800

₹48,000

 

₹26,565,780

 

3. Cost of diabetes in past 365 days for inpatient care (n = 204)

3.1. Direct cost

Consultation fee

1751

1200

500

2500

4

306,440

4

Medical expenditure

5516

4000

2500

7200

16

1,097,700

14

Cost of hospitalization

5784

3500

1550

7850

17

1,162,550

15

Diagnostic expenditure

5478

4000

2000

7000

15

1,040,810

13

Transportation cost

684

375

200

700

1

53,350

1

Food and other material

2632

2000

1000

3500

7

492,100

6

Other's

30,963

18,000

8000

43,250

41

2,879,600

36

Total direct cost

₹35,970

₹20,000

₹9000

₹40,000

100

₹7,032,550

89

3.2. Indirect cost

Patient’s wage loss

3172

3000

1200

4150

44

383,700

5

Wage loss of accompanying person

3837

2500

1500

3200

56

479,000

6

Total indirect cost

₹4277

₹3000

₹1800

₹5000

100

₹862,700

11

Total cost

₹41,681

₹24,500

₹11,550

₹47,600

 

₹7,895,250

 
  1. Source: Authors calculations established on primary data
  2. Cost of hospitalization includes room charges during hospital stay and ICU charges
  3. Other’s direct cost includes cost incurred on surgeries because of diabetes or associated micro and macro-vascular complications