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Table 2 Incremental costs of the ADHD group in comparison to the control group before and after the index event (in €)

From: Costs and treatment patterns of incident ADHD patients - a comparative analysis before and after the initial diagnosis -

Type of costs

ADHD Group Mean [SD]

Control Group Mean [SD]

Incremental costs

difference-in-difference

In the year before diagnosis

In the year after diagnosis

In the year before diagnosis

In the year after diagnosis

ADHD-group: After vs. before diagnosis

ADHD group to control group before diagnosis

ADHD group to control group after diagnosis

Remedies and aids

251 [507]

367 [603]

106 [475]

104 [578]

116a

145a

263a

118

Outpatient care

430 [485]

801 [674]

189 [266]

149 [299]

371a

241a

652a

411

Outpatient surgery

7 [72]

8 [91]

6 [90]

7 [89]

1

1a

1

0

Inpatient care

395 [2881]

706 [3549]

157 [1734]

147 [1417]

311a

238a

559a

321

Pharmaceuticals

198 [1329]

332 [1245]

128 [3003]

131 [2549]

134a

70a

200a

130

Sick leave payments

23 [516]

45 [787]

5 [170]

13 [490]

22a

18a

32a

14

Rehabilitation

7 [191]

28 [397]

4 [132]

9 [301]

21a

7a

19a

12

Total

1311 [3502]

2287 [4179]

595 [3622]

560 [3308]

976a

720a

1726a

1006

  1. a:significant difference (at the 0.05-α-level); SD standard deviation