Table 6.
Known-group analysis: health resource utilization costs of patients with multiple sclerosis per quarter by disability (N=2059).
| Parameter | EDSSa 0-1.0 (n=562) | EDSS 1.5-2.5 (n=756) | EDSS 3.0-4.0 (n=589) | EDSS 4.5-5.5 (n=152) | ||||||||
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Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median |
| Total cost (€) | 1099 | 2211 | 150 | 2295 | 3647 | 585 | 3112 | 3979 | 1334 | 4733 | 4639 | 4158 |
| Direct medical cost (€)b | 309 | 910 | 99 | 541 | 1724 | 165 | 789 | 1998 | 249 | 1003 | 2295 | 411 |
| Direct nonmedical cost (€) | 12 | 108 | 0 | 20 | 154 | 0 | 45 | 152 | 0 | 158 | 428 | 0 |
| Indirect cost (€) | 777 | 1822 | 0 | 1734 | 2820 | 0 | 2280 | 3178 | 127 | 3572 | 3572 | 3637 |
aEDSS: Expanded Disability Status Score.
bDisease-modifying therapies are not included in direct medical cost.