Table 2 Average Annual DM Treatment Costs in US $ by Patient Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Provider in the UAE during 2004 (N = 150)
Patient Clinical Characteristics | N | % (95% C.I) | Mean $ Annual Cost | Std Deviation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of DM | insulin treated | 55 | 43% (35.1-50.9) | 6,778 | 6,651 |
| Â | non insulin treated | 94 | 57% (49.1-64.9) | 3,995 | 4,941 |
Mode of Diagnosis | Incidental | 36 | 13% (7.6-18.4) | 8,055 | 7,276 |
| Â | Screening | 26 | 23% (16.3-29.7) | 3,538 | 3,811 |
| Â | Symptomatic | 88 | 63% (55.3-70.7) | 5,213 | 6,021 |
Family History of DM | Present | 97 | 65.1% (57.4-72.8) | 5,144 | 6,015 |
| Â | Absent | 52 | 34.8% (27.2-42.4) | 4,319 | 5,978 |
Current health care provider | Primary Health Clinic | 43 | 28.6% (21.3-35.9) | 4,077 | 5,007 |
| Â | Hospital Diabetes specialist | 70 | 46.6% (38.6-54.6) | 6,117 | 6,315 |
| Â | Hospital ER | 1 | 0.6% (-0.6-1.8) | 16,923 | 0 |
| Â | Private clinic | 34 | 22.6% (15.9-29.3) | 3,576 | 5,382 |
| Â | Other health care provider | 2 | 1(-0.5-2.5) | 7,139 | 6,059 |
Duration of DM | <=5 yrs | 40 | 26% (19.2-33.2) | 3,004 | 3,946 |
| Â | 6 - 10 yrs | 40 | 26% (19.2-33.2) | 4,598 | 5,231 |
| Â | 11 - 20 yrs | 60 | 40% (31.8-47.4) | 6,191 | 6,605 |
| Â | >=21 yrs | 9 | 8% (3.7-12.5) | 9,783 | 6,573 |