Table 2 Mean annual health expenses (in euro) in function of activity limitation
From: Activity limitations predict health care expenditures in the general population in Belgium
|  | Not limited (n = 5,461) | Moderately limited (n = 1,364) | Severely limited (n = 461) | All (n = 7,286) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | (95% CI) | Mean | (95% CI) | Mean | (95% CI) | Mean | (95% CI) | |
By type of health expenses | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Ambulatory care (no medicines) | 713 | (662-764) | 2,143 | (1,869-2,417) | 3,989 | (3,342-4,636) | 1,108 | (1,034-1,181) |
 Hospital care | 257 | (189-326) | 784 | (627-941) | 1,748 | (1,221-2,275) | 417 | (351-484) |
 Reimbursed medicines obtained in pharmacies | 220 | (201-239) | 770 | (668-872) | 1,370 | (1,042-1,699) | 366 | (336-396) |
 Not specified | 32 | (27- 37) | 116 | (96-137) | 280 | (192-369) | 58 | (51-65) |
By payment modality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Health insurance | 998 | (898-1,098) | 3,283 | (2,941-3,624) | 6,614 | (5,658-7,570) | 1,648 | (1,530-1,766) |
 Out-of-pocket | 158 | (149-167) | 374 | (346-402) | 567 | (476-658) | 213 | (203-224) |
 Supplement | 64 | (55-74) | 147 | (108-185) | 178 | (103-254) | 83 | (73-94) |
All health expenses | 1,220 | (1,110-1,329) | 3,803 | (3,435-4,170) | 7,358 | (6,309-8,408) | 1,944 | (1,815-2,073) |