Morbidity and doctor characteristics only partly explain the substantial healthcare expenditures of frequent attenders: a record linkage study between patient data and reimbursements data

Table 3 The effects of frequent attender status on mean costs in primary and specialist care adjusted for all patient characteristics and morbidities (in Euros) additional costs ^#

	Primary care difference (SE)	Specialist care difference (SE)
Non-Frequently Attending Patients (reference)^a	0	0
1-year Frequent Attenders	481 (44)	1242 (117)
2-year Frequent Attenders	800 (73)	1897 (192)
3-year Frequent Attenders	1268 (115)	4025 (302)

^#All effects were statistically significant at the <0.001 level.
Adjusted for sex, ethnicity, age, number of active problems, diabetes, respiratory, cardiovascular, social, psychological and medically unexplained problems, cancer, locomotor, skin and digestive problems.
^aMean costs for non-FAs:1645 Euros (all primary care) and 3399 Euros (all specialist care).

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