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Table 4 Differential annual costs accounting for adherence and total costs except costs related to ADHD drugs

From: Differential costs for the non-adult ADHD population in Catalonia

 

Two-part IV estimation

ADHD condition

285.84 (58.74)c

Adherence (MPR)

785.67 (323.44)b

ADHD condition

296.58 (54.08)c

Adherence (PDC)

804.69 (323.88)b

ADHD condition

404.86 (26.18)c

Dummy full adherence (either MPR or PDC)

829.64 (332.42)b

  1. a, b and c denote statistical significance levels 10%, 5% and 1%, respectively. Standard errors are in parenthesis. The sample size is 81,770 which refers to those fully adherent to medication. All regressions include as controls: the quarter of birth, age, gender, nationality, and the considered comorbidities (overweight, learning disability, depression, asthma, anxiety, conduct disorder, and defiant disorder), copayment levels plus pharmacy limits and basic health areas fixed effects