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. 2018 Oct 8;5(4):217–224. doi: 10.1007/s40801-018-0143-z

Table 2.

Healthcare resource utilization comparison

Monthly outpatient visits per patient	Pre-index period	Post-index period	P value
All-cause visits^a			< 0.0001
Mean (SD)	0.74 (0.23)	0.54 (0.30)
Median	0.70	0.40
Range	0.30–2.00	0.20–2.00
Cost (2017) of all-cause visits^b			< 0.0001
Mean (SD)	US$64.92 (US$24.52)	US$51.20 (US$27.60)
Median	US$59.86	US$41.04
Range	US$17.89–US$154.01	US$16.31–US$186.41
Pain-related visits^a			< 0.0001
Mean (SD)	0.69 (0.28)	0.49 (0.29)
Median	0.70	0.40
Range	0.20–2.00	0.20–2.00
Cost of pain-related visits^b			< 0.0001
Mean (SD)	US$62.42 (US$30.42)	US$47.63 (US$27.72)
Median	US$56.13	US$38.38
Range	US$3.46–US$154.01	US$7.24–US$152.23

SD standard deviation

^aWilcoxon signed rank test

^bPaired t test