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Table 3 Average annual patient co-payments (MBS and PBS combined) by Indigenous and non-Indigenous people

From: Long-term out of pocket expenditure of people with cancer: comparing health service cost and use for indigenous and non-indigenous people with cancer in Australia

Time since diagnosis

Indigenous Cancer Patients

Non-Indigenous Cancer Patients

N

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Range

N

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Range

0 to 12 months

1660

401 (817)

177 (425)

0–8568

97,200

1074 (1986)

450 (831)

0–81,814

13 to 24 months

1480

200 (455)

67 (221)

0–6180

88,200

484 (876)

289 (404)

0–25,731

25 to 36 months

1380

181 (421)

61 (226)

0–6046

83,100

441 (825)

269 (382)

0–32,691

  1. Note: data is limited to those who survived each respective 12-month period