Table 5 Average Annual Treatment Costs in US $ by DM Patient Complications in the UAE during 2004 (Weighted, N = 150)
Patient Characteristics | N | % | Average (Mean) $ Cost | Std. Deviation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No DM related Complications | Yes | 47 | 31% | 1,605 | 1,206 |
On insulin | Yes | 59 | 39.5% | 7,086 | 6,739 |
| Â | No | 90 | 60.5% | 3,760 | 4,696 |
On oral hypoglycemic agents | Yes | 98 | 65.7% | 4,262 | 5,043 |
| Â | No | 51 | 34.2% | 7,079 | 6,975 |
DM Eye related complications | Yes | 76 | 51% | 6,445 | 6,590 |
| Â | No | 57 | 38.2% | 3,298 | 4,057 |
| Â | Don't know | 14 | 9.4% | 5,957 | 6,601 |
Heart attack | Yes | 46 | 30.8% | 5,557 | 8,230 |
| Â | No | 103 | 69.2% | 3,258 | 2,955 |
High cholesterol | Yes | 77 | 51.6% | 6,532 | 6,786 |
| Â | No | 60 | 40.2% | 3,680 | 4,260 |
| Â | Don't know | 11 | 7.4% | 3,681 | 4,105 |
Hypertension | Yes | 83 | 55.7% | 6,210 | 6,432 |
| Â | No | 66 | 44.3% | 3,807 | 4,748 |
Stroke | Yes | 7 | 15.2% | 7,261 | 5,073 |
| Â | No | 39 | 84.8% | 6,454 | 7,368 |
Foot or leg ulcer or sore not healed for more than a month | Yes | 53 | 35% | 5,776 | 5,038 |
| Â | No | 97 | 65% | 4,887 | 6,308 |