Table 4:

Calculations leading to the total cost of outpatient visits by Omani nationals (Omani riyals)

	Adults (16+)	Children (5+)
Total number of asthma sufferers using MOH	91,646	55,426
Percentage needing outpatient treatment in a year	87%	81%
Asthma sufferers who are MOH patients	79,732	44,895
Outpatient visits per patient per year (AIRGNE)	4.0	3.1
Total number of outpatient visits per year	318,928	139,176
Unit cost of an outpatient visit	26	26
Total cost of outpatient visits	8,292,139	3,618,566

MOH = Ministry of Health; AIRGNE = Asthma Insights and Reality for the Gulf and Near East.