Table 2.
The annual resource consumption per individual in the FAS group and the comparison group, respectively
| FAS group (n = 79) | Comparison group (n = 3160) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resources | Annual unit cost per individual (€) | Proportion of individuals (%) | Annual mean cost per individual (€) | Proportion of individuals (%) | Annual mean cost per individual (€) |
| Direct costs | |||||
| Societal support 0–17 years | 60,043 | 81.0 | 48,635 | 3.9 | 2342 |
| Societal support 18–64 years | 77,549 | 81.0 | 62,815 | 3.9 | 3024 |
| Special educationa | 53,745 | 25.3 | 13,598 | 1.6 | 860 |
| Psychiatric disorder | 8712 | 32.9 | 2866 | 4.7 | 409 |
| Alcohol/drug abuse | 126,466 | 12.7 | 16,061 | 3.4 | 4300 |
| Indirect costs | |||||
| Reduced working capacitya | 55,394 | 50.8 | 28,140 | 14.7 | 8143 |
| Informal caring | 55,394 | 25.0 | 13,849 | 4.0 | 2216 |
a n = 75 in the FAS group and n = 2832 in the comparison group