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Table 1 Population frequency and medical spending (in euros, 2012) at aggregated levels of risk characteristics (N = 16.5 million)

From: Improving risk equalization with constrained regression

 

Population frequency (%)

Medical spending

Mean

SD

Men, <65

42

1207

5893

Men, ≥65

8

4612

11,050

Women, <65

41

1487

5212

Women, ≥65

9

4123

8889

Region, clusters 1–5

50

1979

6941

Region, clusters 6–10

50

1719

6237

Source of income, reference group (age <18 or >64)

38

2477

8235

Source of income, disability benefits

5

3817

10,570

Source of income, social security benefits

2

2321

7110

Source of income, student

3

588

2717

Source of income, self-employment

4

1012

3814

Source of income, other (including employment)

48

1282

4541

Socioeconomic status, home address >15 residents

1

4507

10,219

Socioeconomic status, income deciles 1–3

30

1842

6526

Socioeconomic status, income deciles 4–7

40

1869

6527

Socioeconomic status, income deciles 8–10

30

1721

6555

Pharmacy-based cost group (PCG)

   

 No

82

1212

5199

 Yes

18

4751

10,417

Diagnoses-based cost group (DCG)

   

 No

91

1353

4921

 Yes

9

6855

14,530

Durable medical equipment cost group (DMECG)

   

 No

99

1772

6382

 Yes

1

10,933

17,099

Multiple-year high cost group (MHCG)

   

 No

94

1378

4957

 Yes

6

9536

17,056

PCG, DCG, DMECG and/or MHCG

   

 No

77

984

4106

 Yes

23

4784

11,090

Total population

100

1848

6597