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Table 5 Summary of allocation of mean costs to the patient and municipality among women with and without a GDM diagnosis and their newborn

From: Health care costs associated with gestational diabetes mellitus among high-risk women – results from a randomised trial

 

Women with GDM

Comparison group

p-value

n = 251

n = 597

 

 

Women

   

Outpatient costs*

1,726

1,342

p < 0.001

Inpatient costs†

491

341

p < 0.001

Delivery costs‡

2,249

2,149

p = 0.054

Other costs§

50

25

 

Newborn

   

Neonatal intensive care unit costs‡

1,916

1,286

p < 0.001

Total costs

6,432

5,143

p < 0.001

  1. *Sum of costs associated to visits to primary and secondary care.
  2. †Sum of costs associated to inpatient days before and after delivery.
  3. ‡Sum of cost to the patient and the municipality.
  4. § Cost of oral glucose tolerance test (25 €) + medication.