From: Cost of diabetes and its complications: results from a STEPS survey in Punjab, India
Cost variables | Group 1 (without complications) | Group 2 (with micro-vascular complications) | Group 3 (with macro-vascular complications) | Group 4 (with both complications) | ||||
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Mean | Median (range) | Mean | Median (range) | Mean | Median (range) | Mean | Median (range) | |
Consultation fee (₹) | 1365 | 700 (5600–100) | 1713 | 1200 (8000–20) | 1949 | 1500 (8000–200) | 1650 | 1200 (5000–20) |
Expenditure on medicines (₹) | 4058 | 3400 (12,000–500) | 5694 | 4000 (25,000–500) | 6364 | 4800 (35,000–800) | 5603 | 3650 (18,000–1000) |
Hospitalization fees | 5079 | 2250 (24,000–750) | 5077 | 3500 (25,000–200) | 6518 | 4900 (25,000–200) | 4802 | 3000 (18,000–200) |
Diagnostic expenditure (₹) | 3561 | 2500 (12,600–250) | 5495 | 4000 (42,000–250) | 6547 | 5000 (24,000–250) | 5345 | 3750 (18,000–250) |
Transportation (₹) | 322 | 350 (700–100) | 906 | 500 (12,000–50) | 533 | 4800 (4800–50) | 452 | 275 (1000–50) |
Food and other material | 1516 | 1000 (5000–300) | 2659 | 2000 (8000–200) | 3032 | 2500 (9000–300) | 2513 | 2000 (8000–300) |
Other’s (Surgeries, etc.) | 16,447 | 15,000 (35,500–200) | 31,578 | 20,000 (160,000–200) | 41,099 | 25,500 (160,000–200) | 32,842 | 30,000 (155,000–200) |
Total direct cost (₹) | 20,767 | 14,000 (70,000–2500) | 36,412 | 21,800 (234,000–3000) | 48,001 | 28,000 (250,000–3000) | 36,748 | 24,000 (200,000–3000) |
Wage loss incurred by diabetic patients (₹) | 2416 | 2000 (4500–400) | 3411 | 2400 (18,000–400) | 4587 | 3000 (18,000–500) | 3251 | 1800 (18,000–500) |
Wage loss incurred by accompanying person (₹) | 2429 | 2000 (7400–400) | 3496 | 2800 (20,000–300) | 3127 | 2500 (20,000–300) | 3260 | 2000 (20,000–300) |
Total indirect cost (₹) | 2525 | 2400 (7400–400) | 4226 | 3000 (20,000–500) | 5291 | 3150 (24,000–700) | 4509 | 2750 (20,000–800) |