Osteoporosis in German men: a cost-of-illness study
| Autor: | Sabine Berghaus, Dirk Müller, Afschin Gandjour, Daniele Civello, Stephanie Stock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male
Aging medicine.medical_specialty Population ageing Databases Factual media_common.quotation_subject Osteoporosis German Indirect costs Promotion (rank) Cost of Illness Germany Health care Health insurance Cost of illness Humans Medicine Pharmacology (medical) health care economics and organizations Aged media_common business.industry Health Policy Age Factors Health Care Costs General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease language.human_language Physical therapy language business Delivery of Health Care Demography |
| DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5472403.v1 |
| Popis: | Costs of male osteoporosis may have increased due to population aging and change of treatment patterns. This cost-of-illness study provides a current estimate of the economic burden of male osteoporosis in Germany. Routine claims data from six German sickness funds were analyzed and extrapolated to the German statutory health insurance (SHI). For men above the age of 50 with at least one ICD-10 osteoporosis-related diagnosis or osteoporosis-related fracture in 2010, direct costs related to osteoporosis were considered based on a payer's perspective. Total direct costs attributable to osteoporosis amounted to €728 million in 2010. The majority of these costs (71%) resulted from inpatient treatment due to fractures. Patients aged 75 and older caused approximately 63% of costs. Male osteoporosis represents a non-negligible economic burden for the German health care system. Targeted prevention and promotion measures should be offered both to men and women. |
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