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Table 3.

Input valuations and results for variable cost components by intervention arm (US $).

Variable costs			Unit costs	Phone (n=284)	ITM (n=276)	P value
Variable costs			Unit costs	Mean (SD) in $		P value
Provider perspective
		Counselor cost	$28.81/hour	49.58 (33.35)	45.46 (31.50)	.133
		Internet access	$0.37/hour	n/a	0.58 (0.40)
		Telephone charges	$2.13/hour	3.67 (2.47)	n/a
		Facility costs	rent basis	n/a	0.99 (0.69)
		Facility costs	CPT basis	n/a	226.61 (148.08)
	Total provider variable costs
		Calculated based on costs to rent space		53.25 (35.82)	47.04 (32.59)	.032
		Calculated based on costs for medical visit		53.25 (35.82)	272.65 (178.29)	<.001
Participant perspective
		Time in counseling	Hourly wage	28.36 (27.83)	25.81 (21.24)^a	.224
		Travel time cost	Hourly wage	n/a	33.38 (101.27)^a
		Mileage costs	$0.54/mile	n/a	60.59 (239.93)^a
		Pharmacotherapy	out-of-pocket costs	113.87=16,852 total (n=148)	92.21=6544 total (n=150)
		Pharmacotherapy	out-of-pocket costs	59.34/participant	51.04/participant^a
	Total participant variable costs
		Without pharmacotherapy		28.36 (27.80)	119.44^a (341.00)	<.001
		With pharmacotherapy		75.29 (169.10)	124.55^a (259.10)	.008
	Combined societal (modified) perspective
		Rent basis		81.61 (58.70)	166.04^a (347.90)	<.001
		Facility CPT basis		81.61 (58.70)	390.20^a (415.40)	<.001

^an=271: 5 additional ITM participants had missing self-reported participant perspective cost data.