Table 7: Mean cost of illness by patient clinical characteristics in Dessie Referral hospital, 2012.

Categories

Number

Percent

Mean cost of illness (USD) ± SD

P-value

Duration of the disease (years)

0.667

3/12-1

93

42.9

53.34 ± 49.94

 

2-5

99

45.6

56.98 ± 36.26

 

6-10

20

9.2

69.98 ± 26.23

 

11-15

3

1.4

130.19 ± 94.70

 

≥ 15

2

1

94.62

 

Fasting blood sugar level (mg/dl)

0.645

< 70

7

3

48.73 ± 17.15

 

70 -139

56

26

54.61 ± 26.83

 

140 -199

68

31.3

65.98 ± 52.66

 

200 -299

57

26.2

51.92 ± 35.53

 

≥ 300

29

13.3

53.76

 

Complication

0.003

Yes

58

26.7

75.28 ± 54.85

 

No

159

73.3

51.26 ± 36.97

 

Types of DM

0.285

Type 1

75

34.3

48.99 ± 30.89

 

Type 2

142

65.7

62.04 ± 48.64

 

Co-morbidity

< 0.0001

With co morbid

102

47

77.44 ± 54.19

 

Without co morbid

115

53

40.23 ± 19.59

 

Annual numbers of visit to diabetes clinic

0.650

1-3 visits

4

1.9

 

 

4-7 visits

34

15.2

38.05 ± 22.86

 

8-11 visits

62

28.5

56.48 ± 35.90

 

12 or more visits

117

54.4

62.83 ± 49.21

 

Total

217

100.00