Table 6.

Cost of care (for 3 months) based on retrospective data (n = 93)

	Percent	Mean	SD	Range	Skewness
Direct medical cost*	13.1%	1,050.5	1,767.5	83.9–14070.8	5.24
Hospitalization	43.5%	457.0	1714.7	0.0–13,865.6	6.07
Prescription drugs	23.8%	250.3	119.6	26.9–778.6	1.27
Medical aids	18.9%	198.5	408.0	0.0–3,236.4	5.02
Physician	12.7%	133.0	232.4	0.0–1726.0	5.12
Non-prescription drug	0.8%	8.1	51.1	0.0–470.7	8.45
Courses	0.2%	2.0	11.2	0.0–77.2	5.74
Alternative care	0.1%	1.5	9.2	0.0–76.7	7.08
Non-medical cost*	2.6%	212.2	357.7	0.0–2,112.4	3.52
Services (paid/unpaid)	52.4%	111.2	341.1	0.0–2,036.9	4.08
Activities	20.3%	43.2	41.8	0.0–196.2	0.56
Additional cost for diet	18.7%	39.6	87.9	0.0–385.8	2.40
Travel expenses	8.6%	18.2	40.9	0.0–277.8	3.76
Indirect cost*	84.2%	6,754.0	8,433.5	0.0–2,1673.7	0.77
Time off work for physician visits	0.3%	18.6	53.8	0.0–273.4	3.10
Time off work	99.7%	6,735.5	8,434.9	0.0–21,804.5	0.77
Total cost	100.0%	8,016.8	9,122.5	83.9–34,522.0	0.85

*Percentage of total cost.