Table 3.

Modeled Nine Month Costs by Cost Category and Treatment Group

Cost/Outcome Category	Anticholinergic Group (N=119)	Botox Group (N=112)	Difference between Groups (anticholinergic-Botox)	P value
Estimated Costs over 9 Months
Treatment Costs*	$1,829 ± 345	$1,072 ± 24	$757	<0.01
Routine Care Costs†	$59 ± 91	$63 ± 113	−$4	0.77
Complications Costs‡	$54 ± 137	$131 ± 240	−$77	<0.01
Total Direct Costs	$1,942 ± 370	$1,266 ± 272	$676	<0.01

Note: Results are reported as means with standard deviations.

^*Treatment Costs include the costs for the medication (Botox injection or Anticholinergic pharmacy costs), procedure and physician follow-up visit costs, as well as travel costs associated with visits.

^†Routine Care Costs include pad, diaper, and laundry costs associated with urgency urinary incontinence

^‡Complications costs include outpatient and inpatient visits for medical complications associated with treatment as well as travel costs for these visits.