Table 4

Direct and indirect illness costs and cost sources of such information (all costs given in euros)*

Category of data	Sources	Snorers		SA		OHS
Category of data	Sources	Patients (N=59 223)^†	Controls (N=235 507)	Patients (N=81 250)	Controls (N=325 985)	Patients (N=2255)	Controls (N=10 708)
Direct health costs
Primary sector	National Health Insurance Security System	286^‡	142	347^‡	203	393^‡	221
Inpatient cost	Danish Ministry of Heath	990^‡	614	1714^‡	753	5036^‡	957
Outpatient cost	Danish Ministry of Heath	284^‡	142	334^‡	157	392^‡	181
Drugs	Danish Medicines Agency	393^‡	246	589^‡	283	1072^‡	372
Total direct health costs		1953^‡	1194	2983^‡	1396	6893^‡	1730
Difference
Labour market income	Coherent Social Statistics	27 638	27 584	22 061^‡	24 334	13 021^‡	19 177
Indirect cost	Coherent Social Statistics	−54		2273		6157
Sum of direct and indirect costs		1899^‡	1194	5257^‡	1396	13 050^‡	1730
Net yearly costs		705		3860		11 320
Social transfer payments	Coherent Social Statistics	4252^‡	4105	5646^‡	4767	9798^‡	6535
Pensions		1350	1338	1899^‡	2062	2659^‡	3714
Other public transfers		2342	2347	3052^‡	2235	6319^‡	2456
Sick pay (public funded)		538^‡	379	640^‡	365	814^‡	365