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Table 3 Use of drugs in the main ATC groups and the estimated annual drug cost per person in persons with and without dementia and annual drug cost per person stratified by residential setting

From: The impact of dementia on drug costs in older people: results from the SNAC study

 

Drug use (%)

Cost/year (SEK)

Drug use (%)

Cost/year (SEK)

Drug use (%)

Cost/year (SEK)

Main ATC Group

Non-dementia

Dementia

Non-dementia

Dementia

Community-dwelling

Institution

Community-dwelling

Institution

All

n=3,783a

n=319b

  

n=3,826

n=282

  

n=4,108

A

Alimentary tract and metabolism

35.1

52.7

496

789

34.7

60.3

487

952

36.5

519

B

Blood and blood forming agents

29.5

47.3

330

215

29.6

48.2

315

394

30.9

320

C

Cardiovascular system

44.8

53.0

1,009

514

44.4

57.8

997

596

45.4

969

D

Dermatologicals

3.0

11.0

24

66

3.0

12.1

23

78

3.7

27

G

Genito urinary system and sex hormones

22.0

13.8

348

256

21.8

14.9

344

296

21.3

341

H

Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. sex hormones

12.5

14.1

57

40

12.3

15.6

56

54

12.6

56

J

General anti-infectives for systemic use

1.7

4.4

5

12

1.7

5.7

5

13

1.9

6

L

Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents

2.3

1.3

245

94

3.0

1.1

245

68

2.2

233

M

Musculo-skeletal system

17.1

8.5

261

137

16.8

11.3

260

132

16.4

251

N

Nervous system

34.4

67.0

585

3,202

33.8

79.8

607

3,295

37.0

792

P

Antiparasitic products

0.6

1.6

127

458

0.7

1.4

121

584

0.7

152

R

Respiratory system

12.3

13.2

274

256

12.0

16.7

266

344

12.3

272

S

Sensory organs

6.7

8.4

47

108

6.6

11.7

44

155

6.9

52

V

Various

0.2

0

3

0

0.2

0

3

-

0.1

2

 

Total*

81.7c

79.8c

3,810

6,147

80.9c

88.4c

3,773

6,961

81.4c

3,992

  1. a Missing drug data on 4 persons
  2. b Missing drug data on 2 persons
  3. c Use of at least one drug