Pneumonia and influenza, and respiratory and circulatory hospital admissions in Belgium: a retrospective database study

Table 4 Costs of influenza-related hospital admissions by primary diagnosis and complications in Belgium, 2002–2007

Average costs per hospital admission (Euros)	(N = 1237517)
Primary diagnosis	PI (N = 20960)		RC (N = 269634)
Parameters	All	With complications	All	With complications
Parameters	(N = 20960)	(N = 11768)	(N = 269634)	(N = 171172)
- Overall	5779 ± 7072	7159 ± 8353	6111 ± 10341	7549 ± 12068
- By age groups
<5 years	2207 ± 1658	2617 ± 2314	2159 ± 3507	2983 ± 5612
5-17 years	2390 ± 1845	2519 ± 2083	2486 ± 5099	3911 ± 9247
18-49 years	4493 ± 7464	6777 ± 11922	4404 ± 17120	7655 ± 28737
50-64 years	6827 ± 7971	7607 ± 9161	6213 ± 9255	7369 ± 10513
≥65 years	7454 ± 7607	7798 ± 8111	7254 ± 8792	7900 ± 9361

Note: PI – pneumonia and influenza; RC – respiratory and circulatory; cost expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

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