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Difference in lifetime medical expenditures between male smokers and non-smokers

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  • Hayashida, Kenshi
  • Imanaka, Yuichi
  • Murakami, Genki
  • Takahashi, Yuko
  • Nagai, Masato
  • Kuriyama, Shinichi
  • Tsuji, Ichiro

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Objectives It is controversial whether smokers have higher lifetime medical expenditures than non-smokers, because smokers have high annual medical expenditures but comparatively short lives. We examined differences in lifetime medical expenditures between them.Methods We constructed life tables for male smokers and non-smokers from 40 years of age. We calculated average annual medical expenditures of them categorized by survivors and deceased, which were used to examine differences in lifetime medical expenditures between them and perform sensitivity analyses.Results Smokers had a higher mortality rate, shorter life expectancy, and generally higher annual medical expenditures than non-smokers. We also observed tendencies for smokers to have higher inpatient expenditures, but non-smokers to have higher outpatient expenditures. Although non-smokers had lower long-term cumulative medical expenditures between 64 and 81 years of age, their lifetime medical expenditures were higher by a minimal amount. Sensitivity analyses did not change this result.Conclusions Smoking may not cause increases in lifetime medical expenditures because smokers had lower lifetime medical expenditures than non-smokers. However, it was clear that smokers, especially survivors, often had higher annual medical expenditures than non-smokers. The importance of tobacco control is still relevant.

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  • Hayashida, Kenshi & Imanaka, Yuichi & Murakami, Genki & Takahashi, Yuko & Nagai, Masato & Kuriyama, Shinichi & Tsuji, Ichiro, 2010. "Difference in lifetime medical expenditures between male smokers and non-smokers," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 94(1), pages 84-89, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:94:y:2010:i:1:p:84-89
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    1. Leu, Robert E. & Schaub, Thomas, 1983. "Does smoking increase medical care expenditure?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 17(23), pages 1907-1914, January.
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