Table 3.
Median costs and interquartile ranges (Q1,Q3) by patient characteristics and treatment modality.
| Item | Nasal clip | Merocel® | No treatment | Others | Silver Nitrate | Vaseline | Total | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 17 | 85 | 52 | 21 | 152 | 30 | 353 | |
| All sample | 510.66 (477.44, 688.51) | 763.98 (632.25, 830.23) | 227.83 (167.96, 328.69) | 303.23 (257.41, 357.80) | 521.96 (458.52, 656.94) | 723.12 (658.94, 810.54) | 566.24 (459.61, 753.46) | <0.0001 |
| Sex | 0.2026 | |||||||
| Male | 512.99 (477.44, 760.97) | 785.82 (688.49, 852.90) | 227.83 (200.14, 259.90) | 337.71 (265.71, 492.79) | 526.35 (457.67, 690.13) | 723.12 (670.72, 912.04) | 614.13 (483.99, 788.66) | |
| Female | 494.05 (469.03, 531.62) | 743.07 (579.56, 796.50) | 240.31 (158.70, 376.13) | 267.53 (257.41, 330.57) | 490.66 (459.37, 654.78) | 723.12 (653.25, 772.18) | 531.62 (457.67, 723.12) | |
| Side | 0.9017 | |||||||
| Right | 688.51 (512.99, 707.92) | 751.09 (664.34, 854.92) | 175.00 (175.00, 294.22) | 303.23 (257.41, 357.80) | 508.56 (457.67, 654.78) | 702.55 (670.72, 733.81) | 582.82 (457.67, 726.26) | |
| Left | 477.44 (469.03, 510.66) | 764.93 (579.75, 804.69) | 256.94 (156.47, 292.86) | 336.00 (250.36, 441.22) | 524.20 (473.46, 722.68) | 723.12 (658.94, 787.46) | 566.26 (474.44, 760.97) | |
| Bilateral | 521.14 (482.07, 680.22) | 813.88 (544.89, 846.07) | 275.46 (174.34, 475.39) | 301.71 (261.56, 337.71) | 480.99 (451.07, 557.74) | 912.04 (647.55, 951.05) | 528.97 (450.28, 828.82) | |
| Presence of medical illness, % | 0.0001 | |||||||
| Have at least 1 condition | 510.66 (477.44, 707.92) | 761.83 (583.02, 818.64) | 288.87 (175.00, 389.09) | 337.70 (257.41, 407.99) | 559.76 (486.34, 705.31) | 726.90 (692.11, 826.56) | 601.65 (488.68, 776.95) | |
| No medical illness | 492.55 (453.47, 531.62) | 797.52 (731.82, 835.10) | 181.38 (160.92, 225.28) | 264.86 (257.41, 271.05) | 483.07 (435.64, 545.25) | 664.83 (595.58, 674.90) | 490.66 (415.78, 670.72) | |
| Concurrent anticoagulant/antiplatelet medications | 0.0043 | |||||||
| Have at least 1 concomitant medication | 510.66 (477.44, 688.51) | 762.78 (586.28, 830.23) | 256.94 (167.96, 328.69) | 337.70 (271.05, 407.99) | 528.86 (483.99, 642.41) | 725.01 (683.51, 869.30) | 586.95 (483.07, 760.33) | |
| No medication | NA | 763.98 (731.82, 846.07) | 181.38 (165.74, 288.43) | 260.71 (247.05, 264.86) | 472.85 (420.56, 568.51) | 658.94 (595.58, 670.72) | 480.49 (410.57, 718.27) | |
Note: NA, not available: statistics with cell sizes < 5 were not reported.