Table 1.
Comparison of direct-, indirect- and total annual costs (€) between cases and controls, a sensitivity analysis restricted to children aged 0–12 years (N = 56 pairs)
| Cases |
Controls |
P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Total Household Costs | 10544.62 | 3956.83 | 9610.53 | 2969.61 | 0.14 |
| Direct Household Costs | 595.47 | 860.65 | 309.65 | 301.97 | 0.03 |
| Direct-Medical Related Costs | 259.54 | 311.86 | 134.53 | 131.06 | 0.02 |
| Healthcare and Hospitalization | 25.23 | 70.39 | 11.56 | 62.69 | 0.06 |
| OTCD | 234.31 | 293.64 | 122.98 | 118.49 | 0.04 |
| Direct Non-Medical Related Cost | 335.93 | 669.16 | 175.12 | 275.72 | 0.16 |
| Transportation | 20.36 | 35.03 | 5.37 | 15.02 | <0.001 |
| Lost earnings due to child's healthcare visit | 155.06 | 437.50 | 14.79 | 65.52 | 0.01 |
| Lost earning due to child's hospitalization | 68.81 | 465.38 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| Cost of medical Insurance | 91.69 | 175.42 | 154.95 | 277.66 | 0.28 |
| Indirect Household Costs (Time losses) | 9949.15 | 3618.39 | 9300.89 | 2928.43 | 0.29 |
| Indirect Medical-Related Costs | 467.88 | 526.68 | 149.72 | 164.15 | <0.001 |
| Seeking healthcare visit | 330.92 | 416.61 | 73.44 | 111.93 | <0.001 |
| Child's hospitalization | 7.88 | 43.01 | 1.23 | 5.49 | 0.29 |
| Seeking healthcare information | 129.08 | 253.20 | 75.05 | 96.29 | 0.49 |
| Indirect Non-Medical Related Cost | 9481.27 | 3531.83 | 9151.17 | 2911.52 | 0.75 |
| Meal preparation | 6748.76 | 3056.63 | 6831.28 | 2335.57 | 0.76 |
| Food shopping | 2732.51 | 1548.57 | 2319.88 | 1085.94 | 0.05 |
Abbreviation: OTCD Over-the-counter-drugs.
Bold text denotes statistically significant differences