The economic burden of prematurity in Canada

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Average number and associated standard error of inpatient hospital days, outpatient costs, and associated indirect costs incurred due to lost productivity by caregivers of preterm infants from age 2–10, stratified by gestational age at birth and current age

	Early preterm infants (<28 weeks)
	Inpatient days		Outpatient costs
	Mean	Standard error	Mean	Standard error
Discharge-Age 2	17.45	3.32	2403.02	223.01
Age 2	0.89	0.21	336.17	24.82
Age 3	0.65	0.20	280.46	22.61
Age 4	0.42	0.13	271.14	32.03
Age 5	0.50	0.19	234.18	25.90
Age 6	0.32	0.09	223.13	26.59
Age 7	0.45	0.20	212.22	27.18
Age 8	0.24	0.08	193.54	28.88
Age 9	0.04	0.02	110.47	9.07
	Moderately preterm infants (28–32 weeks)
	Inpatient days		Outpatient costs
	Mean	Standard error	Mean	Standard error
Discharge-Age 2	8.75	1.27	1453.34	102.99
Age 2	1.60	0.80	277.79	16.29
Age 3	0.50	0.13	230.30	14.57
Age 4	0.35	0.08	191.50	8.69
Age 5	0.39	0.09	195.20	8.35
Age 6	0.24	0.04	163.56	7.65
Age 7	0.22	0.06	155.44	10.27
Age 8	0.19	0.05	142.84	9.50
Age 9	0.09	0.02	123.19	6.80
	Late preterm infants (33–36 weeks)
	Inpatient days		Outpatient costs
	Mean	Standard error	Mean	Standard error
Discharge-Age 2	2.40	0.17	734.14	12.87
Age 2	0.40	0.04	220.42	220.42
Age 3	0.26	0.02	182.21	182.21
Age 4	0.20	0.01	165.21	165.21
Age 5	0.16	0.01	154.99	154.99
Age 6	0.20	0.06	133.59	133.59
Age 7	0.17	0.03	122.36	122.36
Age 8	0.10	0.01	109.91	109.91
Age 9	0.10	0.02	107.13	107.13

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