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Table 4 Contribution of each healthcare setting to the total healthcare cost of influenza cases, stratified by age groups and presence of comorbidities (% of total cost observed in that patient group), 2017/2018 season

From: Clinical and economic burden of physician-diagnosed influenza in adults during the 2017/2018 epidemic season in Spain

Presence of comorbidities

Age group

Percentage of total direct healthcare cost of medically attended influenza cases per patient group (%)

Total

PC

OP

ED

HO

PM

Total (with or without comorbidities)

18–49

100.0

69.3

3.1

8.8

17.1

1.7

50–64

100.0

47.2

4.1

6.7

39.9

2.1

 ≥ 65

100.0

21.0

3.2

7.4

66.7

1.6

 ≥ 18

100.0

45.1

3.4

7.7

42.0

1.8

With comorbidities

18–49

100.0

60.5

4.2

10.0

23.1

2.2

50–64

100.0

35.8

4.2

6.2

51.8

2.0

 ≥ 65

100.0

18.4

3.1

7.2

69.7

1.5

 ≥ 18

100.0

31.5

3.6

7.5

55.6

1.8

Without comorbidities

18–49

100.0

74.5

2.5

8.0

13.5

1.5

50–64

100.0

75.0

3.9

7.8

10.9

2.4

 ≥ 65

100.0

53.6

4.5

9.7

29.3

2.9

 ≥ 18

100.0

72.8

3.0

8.1

14.3

1.8

  1. ED Emergency Department, HO Hospital (Inpatient), OP Outpatient (specialized care), PC Primary Care, PM Prescription Medicines