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Table 4 Difference-in-differences generalized linear model estimates for total healthcare costs with Puhani Recycled Predictions, excluding patients with COPD exacerbations 3 months prior to Index (Sensitivity Analysis)

From: Assessing healthcare cost changes associated with transitioning away from cigarette smoking using healthcare claims data: an exploratory study among adult male patients with COPD

 

QT Cohort vs. CS Cohort

SW Cohort vs. CS Cohort

 

Estimate

SE

p-value

Estimate

SE

p-value

Cohort (reference = CS)

0.49

0.03

< 0.001

0.48

0.11

< 0.001

Time (reference = pre-index period)

-0.07

0.02

0.001

-0.07

0.02

0.001

Cohort X Time

-0.05

0.03

0.09

0.05

0.25

0.83

 

Estimated differences in changes of costs associated with changes in smoking behavior

Cohort (reference = CS)

-$2,070

(-$4,481, $340)

1230

0.09

$2,065

(-$17,606, $21,737)

10,036

0.83