Table 1.: Cost of treating diabetes as a proportion of monthly income for each social class of patients.

Social Class Mean Monthly Income (INR) Mean Monthly Direct Cost (INR) Mean monthly indirect cost (INR) Percentage (%) Money Spend with Respect to Mean Monthly Income Type of Cost
Direct Cost Indirect Cost
I 103,125.00 1,322.24 25.94 1.3% 0.03%
II 19,607.69 701.02 483.91 3.6% 2.5%
III 16,901.96 576.76 53.45 3.4% 0.3%
IV 4,785.71 1,048.15 84.50 21.9% 1.8%

INR: Indian Rupees.