Table 7.

Health resource utilization costs in patients with multiple sclerosis per quarter (N=2207).

Variable		Valuea
Direct medical costs (without disease-modifying therapies)
	Users, n (%)	2068 (93.70)
	Mean (SD)	601.30 (1708.55)
	Median (IQR)	174.00 (75.00-417.50)
Inpatient care
	Users, n (%)	138 (6.25)
	Mean (SD)	315.06 (1587.09)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-0.00)
Day admission
	Users, n (%)	65 (2.95)
	Mean (SD)	32.22 (311.68)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-0.00)
Consultations
	Users, n (%)	1817 (82.33)
	Mean (SD)	209.87 (292.73)
	Median (IQR)	109.50 (44.72-268.32)
Examinations
	Users, n (%)	1429 (64.75)
	Mean (SD)	32.34 (35.63)
	Median (IQR)	30.05 (0.28-45.77)
Over-the-counter medication
	Users, n (%)	693 (31.40)
	Mean (SD)	15.02 (46.43)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-10.00)
Professional care
	Users, n (%)	115 (5.21)
	Mean (SD)	7.02 (44.79)
	Median (IQR)	(0.00-0.00)
Disease-modifying therapies
	Users, n (%)	2185 (99.00)
	Mean (SD)	4733.24 (820.30)
	Median (IQR)	4629.11 (4280.54-5656.61)
Direct nonmedical costs
	Users, n (%)	352 (15.95)
	Mean (SD)	44.65 (229.51)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-0.00)
Investments
	Users, n (%)	38 (1.72)
	Mean (SD)	9.14 (165.80)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-0.00)
Informal care and community service
	Users, n (%)	337 (15.27)
	Mean (SD)	37.25 (158.57)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-0.00)
Indirect costs
	Users, n (%)	977 (44.27)
	Mean (SD)	1816.50 (2880.74)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-3037.00)
Short-term absence
	Users, n (%)	320 (14.50)
	Mean (SD)	441.53 (1782.18)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-0.00)
Disability pension
	Users, n (%)	352 (15.95)
	Mean (SD)	852.98 (2062.98)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-0.00)
Presenteeism
	Users, n (%)	475 (21.52)
	Mean (SD)	522.00 (1333.18)
	Median (IQR)	0.00 (0.00-0.00)

^aAll costs are in Euro.