BACKGROUND: In a previous study, the authors assessed direct costs for @entity7446 ( @entity7446 ) in a random sample of eight to 10 accepted claims per year for @entity7446 between 1988 and 2002. @entity393 ( @entity393 ) was found to be significantly higher for @entity1 and for @entity7446 caused by low-molecular-weight agents. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: To identify sociodemographic factors that modulate @entity393 , the dossier of each claimant in the previous study was re-examined. RESULTS: Higher @entity393 costs were directly related to the duration of @entity393 (over which loss of income was reimbursed) (r=0.65). Costs of @entity393 were higher in @entity1 30 years of age or older at diagnosis, married subjects and individuals who were offered early retirement or were enrolled in an active interventional rehabilitation program. Higher @entity393 costs in @entity1 , but not in @entity1 , were associated with the following sociodemographic factors: older age, different rehabilitation program (early retirement and active program versus no specific program) and married status. Older age was found to be significant in the multivariate analysis performed for @entity1 . The cost of @entity393 was higher in workers with @entity7446 caused by low-molecular-weight agents. Although proportionally fewer @entity1 and younger workers were affected with @entity7446 caused by low-molecular-weight agents, the longer duration of @entity393 for this category of agent could explain the higher costs. CONCLUSION: Higher costs for @entity393 were associated in @entity1 (but not @entity1 ) with older age, married status and type of rehabilitation program (early retirement and active rehabilitation). Higher costs of @entity393 for @entity7446 caused by low-molecular-weight agents were associated with a longer duration of @entity393 per se, and not with sociodemographic factors.

Direct costs of XXXX due to sensitization in Quebec (1988 to 2002): revisited.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity393 :: ('MESH:D034381', 'Disease') :: ['CLI', 'Compensation for loss of income'] @entity7446 :: ('MESH:D059366', 'Disease') :: ['OA', 'occupational asthma']
@entity7446 :: (MESH:D059366,Disease) :: ['occupational asthma']
