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Table 1 Comparison of healthcare costs between wellness day participants and employees who did not participate

From: Clustering of risk factors for non-communicable disease and healthcare expenditure in employees with private health insurance presenting for health risk appraisal: a cross-sectional study

 

Participated in wellness day

Did not participate in wellness day

P-value

 

(n = 2867)

(n = 46789)

 

GP Visits (number in past 12 months)

2.86; 2.92-3.07

2.96; 3.07-3.11

>0.05

Hospital Admissions (number in past 12 months)

0.2; 0.53-0.56

0.31; 0.79-0.80

<0.0001

Chronic Medication (cost in ZAR)

466; 4 132–4 345

1 313; 4 579–4 819

<0.0001

GP Visits (cost in ZAR)

571; 736 - 774

644; 909 - 921

<0.0001

Hospital Admissions (cost in ZAR)

2 773;12 633–13 284

6 104;27 476–27 830

<0.0001

Total healthcare expenditure (cost in ZAR)

7 277;16 357 – 17 200

12 341; 33 305–33 735

<0.0001

  1. (Mean; 95% CI).
  2. Legend: ZAR – South African Rands.