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. 2024 Jul 26;19(7):e0307144. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307144

Table 5. Reported total annualized costs of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Study (Country of Study) IIM Subtype(s) Total Costs Per Patient
Bradford Rice et al. 2016 (USA) [26] DM/PM $17,800±$47,000
Miyazaki et al. 2021 (Japan) [42] DM/PM (Overall) $42,800±$82,900
1 Year Post-Diagnosis $89,600±$173,100
2 Years Post-Diagnosis $14,400±$49,200
3 Years Post-Diagnosis $10,400±$33,200
Furst et al. 2012 (USA) [29] Newly Diagnosed:
DM/PM/Interstitial Myositis $20,900
DM $33,600
PM $24,100
Interstitial Myositis $12,000
Existing Diagnosis:
DM/PM/ Interstitial Myositis $20,000
DM $27,300
PM $22,400
Interstitial Myositis $11,100
Leclair et al. 2021* (USA) [9] DM/PM/IBM $20,800
5 Years Pre-diagnosis $5,900±$14,400
4 Years Pre-diagnosis $6,600±$14,400
3 Years Pre-diagnosis $6,500±$15,000
2 Years Pre-diagnosis $8,400±$16,000
1 Year Pre-diagnosis $23,500±$26,700
1 Year Post-diagnosis $30,300±$31,800
2 Years Post-diagnosis $20,500±$29,300
3 Years Post-diagnosis $17,100±$22,200
4 Years Post-diagnosis $18,100±$25,200
5 Years Post-diagnosis $17,800±$30,900
Keshishian et al. 2018 (USA) [4] IBM $52,800
Capkun et al. 2017 (USA) IBM $38,300±$4,100

Costs have been converted to 2023 USD with adjustments for purchasing power parity.

* Costs include lost productivity

DM: Dermatomyositis, IBM: Inclusion Body Myositis, IIM: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis, PM: Polymyositis