Table 3

Mean healthcare costs and productivity losses for the longitudinal subsample (2013 INT$)*

CostsSalut†Difference Salut post–pre‡p Value*Non-Salut†Difference Non-Salut post–pre¶p Value*Incremental costs Salut versus
non-Salut**		p Value
Pre§Post§Pre§Post§
Intervention cost per child308308308
 Children, n1211211 1681 168
 Healthcare costs, mean (SD)
 Pregnancy, delivery and around the child’s birth
 Delivery5767
(979)		5842 (1063)76
(131)		0.705855
(1072)		5894
(1110)		39
(45)		0.4136
(147)		0.81
 During the first 2 years after the child’s birth
 Mother’s inpatient care604
(3089)		605
(2547)		1
(364)		1.001100
(8396)		1822
(15 637)		722
(519)		0.18−721
(1618)		0.60
 Child’s inpatient care10 773
(50 242)		9142
(43 492)		−1631
(6041)		0.8215 245
(98 078)		13 331
(143 972)		−1914
(5097)		0.75283
(15 960)		0.98
 Mother’s outpatient care3
(28)		3
(28)		0
(4)		1.004
(36)		5
(40)		2
(2)		0.27−2
(5)		0.75
 Child’s outpatient care8
(49)		8
(50)		0
(6)		1.0014
(97)		11
(64)		−4
(3)		0.284
(11)		0.68
Total healthcare costs17 154
(50 535)		15 599
(43 666)		−1555
(6072)		0.8322 219
(98 650)		21 063
(144 736)		−1156
(5125)		0.86−399
(16 048)		0.97
Productivity losses, mean (SD)
 During the second year after the child’s birth
 Mother’s outpatient care2
(21)		2
(21)		0
(3)		1.002
(20)		2
(21)		0
(1)		1.000
(3)		0.94
 Mother’s inpatient care17
(98)		15
(104)		−2
(13)		0.9020
(170)		48
(440)		29
(14)		0.03*−31
(43)		0.38
Total productivity losses19
(99)		17
(106)		−2
(13)		1.0021
(172)		50
(441)		29
(14)		0.02*−31
(43)		0.38
Total healthcare costs+productivity losses17 173
(50 538)		15 616
(43 670)		−1556
(6072)		0.8322 240
(98 660)		21 113
(144 768)		−1127
(5126)		0.85−430
(16 051)		0.97

  • *Statistical significance defined as p<0.05.

  • *Results expressed in 2013 purchasing-power parity adjusted international dollars (INT$1=Kr8.71).

  • †Salut area, geographical area in Västerbotten county where the Salut Programme was implemented prior to 2009; non-Salut area, remaining part of Västerbotten county. Several of the health outcomes are further described in table 1.

  • ‡p Values are based on permutation tests of the difference in means between Salut post and Salut pre.

  • §Premeasure period, 2002–2004; postmeasure period, 2006–2008.

  • ¶p Values are based on permutation tests of the difference in means between non-Salut post and non-Salut pre.

  • **p Values are based on permutation tests of the difference in means between Salut and mon-Salut over time, that is, the difference in means between non-Salut post and non-Salut pre subtracted from the difference in means between Salut post and Salut pre.