TABLE 2.
Allopurinol (n = 1,486) | Febuxostat (n = 1,486) | P Value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean, $ | SD, $ | Mean, $ | SD, $ | ||
Total cost | 1,490 | 3,945 | 1,525 | 3,867 | 0.809 |
Gout-specific cost | 87 | 389 | 243 | 265 | < 0.001 |
Non-gout-specific cost | 1,403 | 3,861 | 1,282 | 3,820 | 0.389 |
Renal | 214 | 1,293 | 171 | 1,693 | 0.435 |
Cardiovascular | 459 | 1,856 | 384 | 1,900 | 0.272 |
Diabetes | 182 | 974 | 165 | 652 | 0.581 |
Other | 548 | 930 | 562 | 880 | 0.668 |
a Cost is reported in 2012 U.S. dollars.
SD = standard deviation.