TABLE 3

Statutory health insurance (SHI) costs associated with oral corticosteroid (OCS) therapy for asthma in the sample (2015) rounded to full €

(% of total costs) totalCost per patient mean±sdExtrapolation to SHIExtrapolation to the German population
Inpatient costs
 No OCSs24 275 5981439±4503433 420 485497 577 478
 OCS total(41.6) 25 169 6112953±8130449 382 345515 902 089
  Infrequent short-term5 584 6501824±620899 709 247114 468 691
  Frequent short-term1 917 6462053±467634 237 95939 306 027
  Long-term >20 to ≤90 days5 171 1432764±857292 326 439105 993 045
  Long-term >90 to ≤180 days4 764 6094024±823485 068 11597 660 308
  Long-term >180 days7 731 5635245±11 465138 040 585158 474 019
Outpatient costs
 No OCSs16 372 180971±835292 311 574335 580 945
 OCS total(17.1) 10 335 0191212±955184 523 120211 837 123
  Infrequent short-term3 486 6551139±89962 251 30671 466 045
  Frequent short-term1 085 7621162±87419 385 36722 254 882
  Long-term >20 to ≤90 days2 271 8901214±96240 562 68646 566 971
  Long-term >90 to ≤180 days1 512 4271277±109627 003 11631 000 248
  Long-term >180 days1 978 2861342±97135 320 64540 548 977
Medication costs
 No OCSs24 788 2841469±3549442 574 076508 086 027
 OCS total(32.4) 19 612 6462301±6884350 167 375402 000 840
  Infrequent short-term5 126 6051675±355091 531 236105 080 132
  Frequent short-term1 554 2721664±257627 750 22231 857 943
  Long-term >20 to ≤90 days4 016 7502147±526171 715 70282 331 407
  Long-term >90 to ≤80 days3 414 2042884±713660 957 75469 981 016
  Long-term >180 days5 500 8163732±12 82198 212 460112 750 343
Costs for remedies and aids
 No OCSs5 211 548309±114793 047 822106 821 210
 OCS total(7.4) 4 459 583523±200979 622 12491 408 175
  Infrequent short-term1 081 684353±95719 312 55822 171 296
  Frequent short-term363 416389±12006 488 4957 448 954
  Long-term >20 to ≤90 days844 355451±181615 075 24917 306 760
  Long-term >90 to ≤180 days931 294787±375116 627 48019 088 760
  Long-term >180 days1 238 834840±219222 118 34225 392 406
Sickness benefits
 No OCSs1 323 77978±80323 634 96027 133 521
 OCS total(1.4) 865 275102±92515 448 76717 735 568
  Infrequent short-term319 927105±10345 712 0246 557 545
  Frequent short-term76 77082±6561 370 6671 573 560
  Long-term >20 to ≤90 days167 26389±8222 986 3443 428 398
  Long-term >90 to ≤180 days163 908138±10912 926 4343 359 619
  Long-term >180 days137 40893±8032 453 2972 816 446
Total costs
 No OCSs71 971 3884266±66901 284 988 9171 475 199 180
 OCS total(100) 60 442 1347091±12 1151 079 143 7311 238 883 795
  Infrequent short-term15 599 5205096±8206278 516 370319 743 708
  Frequent short-term4 997 8665351±667089 232 710102 441 367
  Long-term >20 to ≤90 days12 471 4016666±11 897222 666 422255 626 581
  Long-term >90 to ≤180 days10 786 4429110±12 785192 582 900221 089 950
  Long-term >180 days16 586 90611 253±18 418296 145 329339 982 190