Table 1.
Expected levels of health care resource use and corresponding costs over 18 months from starting a formula
| eHCF + LGG
|
eHCF
|
SBF
|
HRF
|
AAF
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgE-mediated | Non-IgE-mediated | IgE-mediated | Non-IgE-mediated | IgE-mediated | Non-IgE-mediated | IgE-mediated | Non-IgE-mediated | IgE-mediated | Non-IgE-mediated | |
| Mean resource per patient | ||||||||||
| Number of visits to a pediatrician | 4.23 | 1.32 | 4.68 | 1.52 | 4.85 | 1.66 | 4.93 | 1.74 | 4.97 | 1.69 |
| Number of visits to a pediatric specialist | 0.74 | 0.38 | 0.78 | 0.41 | 0.79 | 0.44 | 0.80 | 0.45 | 0.79 | 0.44 |
| Number of skin prick tests | 0.43 | 0.77 | 0.48 | 0.84 | 0.50 | 0.89 | 0.51 | 0.91 | 0.51 | 0.89 |
| Number of RAST | 1.12 | 1.02 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.18 | 1.07 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 1.19 | 1.08 |
| Number of atopy tests | 0.92 | 0.62 | 0.92 | 0.62 | 0.92 | 0.62 | 0.92 | 0.62 | 0.92 | 0.62 |
| Number of oral food challenges | 2.52 | 0.63 | 3.03 | 0.89 | 3.22 | 1.08 | 3.31 | 1.18 | 3.41 | 1.11 |
| Mean cost of health service resource use per patient | ||||||||||
| Pediatrician visits | €62.30 | €24.74 | €68.22 | €27.32 | €70.40 | €29.21 | €71.36 | €30.20 | €71.87 | €29.51 |
| Pediatric allergist visits | €15.28 | €7.75 | €16.05 | €8.52 | €16.29 | €9.09 | €16.43 | €9.38 | €16.30 | €9.18 |
| Tests | €146.21 | €72.46 | €166.32 | €84.00 | €173.89 | €92.44 | €177.46 | €96.88 | €179.37 | €93.77 |
| Total | €223.79 | €104.95 | €250.60 | €119.85 | €260.58 | €130.73 | €265.25 | €136.46 | €267.53 | €132.45 |
| Mean cost of formula per patient to parents | €2,178 | €1,640 | €2,643 | €2,179 | €2,223 | €2,043 | €2,353 | €1,983 | €4,745 | €4,136 |
Abbreviations: AAF, amino acid formula; eHCF, extensively hydrolyzed casein formula; HRF, hydrolyzed rice formula; LGG, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG; RAST, radioallergosorbent test; SBF, soy-based formula.