Table 5 Health resource use and productivity loss due to hypoglycemia (n = 281)
T1DM (n = 131) | T2DM (n = 150) | |
|---|---|---|
Monthly health resource use | ||
Hospitalization, % | 5.3 | 2.7 |
Mean duration (days) | 4 | 4 |
Emergency visits, % | 3.1 | 4.7 |
Mean number of emergency visits | 3 | 2 |
Physician/nurse visits, % | 0.8 | 2.7 |
Mean number of visits | 3 | 3 |
Use of glucagon, % | 19.8 | 12 |
Work productivity loss | ||
Patients with lost working days, % | 3.2 | 0.7 |
Mean number of lost working days | 3.0 | 2.4 |
Yearly cost per patient (R$) | 709 | 396 |
Yearly cost per component, % | ||
Hospitalization | 63.8 | 65.2 |
Emergency visits | 3.8 | 7.3 |
Physician/nurse visits | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Use of glucagon | 22.0 | 25.3 |
Productivity loss | 9.7 | 1.5 |