Table 7. Combined total cost of AS (£/AS patient/year).

Cost items	All Patient Mean (95% CI) (n = 400)
GP visits/attendance *	183 (156–210)
Prescription costs	899 (698–1101)
GP events (administration) *	395 (352–438)
Outpatient costs *	558 (469–646)
In-patient costs * (incl. day unit)	710 (503–917)
A&E visit costs *	8.1 (4.2–12.0)
Non-NHS therapies (self-funded)	61 (48–74)
Out of pocket expenses + one off purchase	1067 (668–1526)
Transport to health care professionals	16.3 (10.3–22.8)
Early retirement	8107 (6834–9380)
Absenteeism	411 (183–639)
Presenteeism	3425 (2823–4028)
Cost of unpaid assistance at mean wage	2983 (2015–3860)
Cost of unpaid assistance for health care visits at mean wage	193 (91–295)
Total cost	£19,016 (14,854–23,149)

Note: *indicates costs calculated from routine datasets. Other costs are calculated from patient-reported questionnaires.