The cost of primary care consultations associated with long COVID in non-hospitalised adults: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data

Table 3 Primary care consultations costs in the UK

	Population size	Cumulative incidence^a (%)	90% Confidence Interval (LL, UL)		Incremental cost (£)	Cumulative cases	90% Confidence Interval (LL, UL)		Proportion^b (%)	Total incremental cost	90% Confidence Interval (LL, UL)
Main analysis
England	56,550,138	70.70	66.00	75.60	2.44	39,980,947.57	37,323,091.08	42,751,904.33	20.86	20,349,662.62	18,996,856.19	21,760,035.27
Scotland	5,466,000	51.50	40.50	63.60	2.44	2,814,990.00	2,213,730.00	3,476,376.00	20.86	1,432,784.87	1,126,753.15	1,769,419.76
Wales	3,169,586	56.00	44.30	69.40	2.44	1,774,968.16	1,404,126.60	2,199,692.68	20.86	903,430.39	714,677.97	1,119,608.38
Northern Ireland	1,895,510	72.20	56.00	90.90	2.44	1,368,558.22	1,061,485.60	1,723,018.59	20.86	696,574.24	540,279.19	876,988.89
UK	67,081,234	68.48	62.61	74.76	2.44	45,939,463.95	42,002,433.28	50,150,991.60	20.86	23,382,452.12	21,378,566.50	25,526,052.31
Sensitivity analysis
England	56,550,138	70.70	66.00	75.60	5.72	39,980,947.57	37,323,091.08	42,751,904.33	20.86	47,704,946.79	44,533,613.69	51,011,230.23
Scotland	5,466,000	51.50	40.50	63.60	5.72	2,814,990.00	2,213,730.00	3,476,376.00	20.86	3,358,823.55	2,641,404.93	4,147,984.03
Wales	3,169,586	56.00	44.30	69.40	5.72	1,774,968.16	1,404,126.60	2,199,692.68	20.86	2,117,877.81	1,675,392.62	2,624,655.71
Northern Ireland	1,895,510	72.20	56.00	90.90	5.72	1,368,558.22	1,061,485.60	1,723,018.59	20.86	1,632,952.72	1,266,556.13	2,055,892.00
UK	67,081,234	68.48	62.61	74.76	5.72	45,939,463.95	42,002,433.28	50,150,991.60	20.86	54,814,600.86	50,116,967.37	59,839,761.97

^a Cumulative incidence of COVID-19 [20]
^b The proportion of patients with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection who had at least one consultation 12 weeks after initial infection. LL lower limit of 90% Confidence Intervals, UL upper limit of 90% Confidence Intervals

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