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Table 2 HCRU after initial diagnosis for IPF (N = 1737)

From: Epidemiology, healthcare utilization, and related costs among patients with IPF: results from a German claims database analysis

 

Events per person-year

All-cause

IPF-related

Number of hospitalizations

1.8

0.3

Number of hospital days

15.7

2.0

Number of GP visits

4.4

1.3

Number of pulmonologist visits

1.8

1.2

Number of other specialist visits

8.2

0.4

Number of inpatient rehabilitation staysa

< 0.1

< 0.1

Number of days in inpatient rehabilitationa

1.4

0.1

 

No. of patients with ≥ 1 event

Patients with hospitalization, n (%)

1623 (93.4)

653 (37.5)

Patients with GP visit, n (%)

1628 (93.7)

680 (39.1)

Patients with pulmonologist visit, n (%)

1173 (67.5)

821 (47.3)

Patients with visit to other specialist(s), n (%)

1599 (92.1)

461 (26.5)

  1. Total person time in years: 3720
  2. GP general practitioner, HCRU healthcare resource utilization, IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  3. aThis number does not include rehabilitation of the working population, which is covered by statutory pension insurance; statutory health insurance only supports rehabilitation outside of the workforce