Table 2.
Cost of infant management (in US $ at 2012 prices)
| eHCF group
|
eHCF + LGG group
|
AAF group
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent cost per infant | Insurer cost per infant | Total cost per infant | Parent cost per infant | Insurer cost per infant | Total cost per infant | Parent cost per infant | Insurer cost per infant | Total cost per infant | |
| Outpatient visits to see a physician | $72.08 | $465.92 | $538.00 | $51.69 | $420.66 | $472.35 | $178.30 | $1,196.21 | $1,374.51 |
| eHCF | $203.14 | $2,387.06 | $2,590.20 | ||||||
| eHCF + LGG | $168.15 | $2,344.55 | $2,512.70 | ||||||
| AAF | $6.14 | $227.97 | $234.11 | $1.69 | $193.91 | $195.60 | $335.42 | $3,853.12 | $4,188.54 |
| Other prescriptions | $66.27 | $304.43 | $370.70 | $53.28 | $285.54 | $338.82 | $105.28 | $500.72 | $606.00 |
| Hospitalization | $0.00 | $48.29 | $48.29 | $3.67 | $53.81 | $57.48 | $8.35 | $78.22 | $86.57 |
| Total | $347.63 | $3,433.67 | $3,781.30 | $278.48 | $3,298.47 | $3,576.95 | $627.35 | $5,628.27 | $6,255.62 |
Abbreviations: eHCF, extensively hydrolyzed casein formula; eHCF + LGG, extensively hydrolyzed casein formula plus the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG; AAF, amino acid formula.