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. 2020 Apr 2;4:16. doi: 10.1186/s41927-020-0115-2

Table 2.

Unadjusted costs by type of chronic inflammatory disease during the 12-month observation period

Unadjusted all-cause costs per year, USD (2017), mean ± SD [median]
Patients who developed IBD Patients who did not develop IBD
All Patients: Patients with RA, PsO, PsA, or AS N = 2778 N = 534,672
 Total healthcare costs 41,150 ± 62,218 [23,482] 20,644 ± 39,510 [7867]
  Medical costs 29,735 ± 59,281 [10,781] 13,004 ± 35,906 [3051]
   Hospitalization costs 13,163 ± 48,359 [0] 4059 ± 23,848 [0]
   Outpatient costs 14,595 ± 25,168 [6399] 8063 ± 21,660 [2426]
   Emergency room costs 1836 ± 5954 [0] 771 ± 3706 [0]
   Durable medical equipment costs 142 ± 716 [0] 112 ± 762 [0]
  Pharmacy costs 11,414 ± 18,916 [3917] 7640 ± 15,353 [1462]
Patients with RA N = 1082 N = 205,178
 Total healthcare costs 50,861 ± 71,823 [32,696] 27,026 ± 43,583 [14,242]
  Medical costs 38,597 ± 69,336 [15,748] 17,820 ± 40,349 [4836]
   Hospitalization costs 17,888 ± 58,399 [0] 5530 ± 26,284 [0]
   Outpatient costs 18,319 ± 26,492 [8400] 11,195 ± 24,592 [3651]
   Emergency room costs 2200 ± 7188 [0] 950 ± 4371 [0]
   Durable medical equipment costs 189 ± 894 [0] 144 ± 825 [0]
  Pharmacy costs 12,264 ± 20,941 [4715] 9206 ± 16,335 [2184]
Patients with PsO and PsA N = 106 N = 21,144
 Total healthcare costs 50,162 ± 57,420 [35,973] 32,452 ± 38,332 [24,341]
  Medical costs 30,747 ± 54,422 [11,781] 14,702 ± 32,814 [3508]
   Hospitalization costs 9988 ± 42,153 [0] 3607 ± 19,405 [0]
   Outpatient costs 19,042 ± 25,040 [7382] 10,236 ± 22,143 [2843]
   Emergency room costs 1581 ± 4740 [0] 755 ± 3772 [0]
   Durable medical equipment costs 136 ± 517 [0] 104 ± 763 [0]
  Pharmacy costs 19,415 ± 22,960 [10,857] 17,750 ± 21,576 [8425]
Patients with PsO but without PsA N = 490 N = 124,460
 Total healthcare costs 35,062 ± 56,249 [17,763] 16,494 ± 36,155 [5807]
  Medical costs 24,355 ± 52,492 [8468] 8902 ± 32,175 [2067]
   Hospitalization costs 10,940 ± 42,213 [0] 2746 ± 22,967 [0]
   Outpatient costs 11,646 ± 23,071 [5330] 5498 ± 18,670 [1681]
   Emergency room costs 1665 ± 4635 [0] 568 ± 2858 [0]
   Durable medical equipment costs 104 ± 564 [0] 89 ± 641 [0]
  Pharmacy costs 10,708 ± 16,664 [3533] 7592 ± 15,405 [1326]
Patients with AS N = 277 N = 15,752
 Total healthcare costs 47,410 ± 53,738 [34,535] 28,325 ± 41,809 [17,443]
  Medical costs 31,894 ± 53,244 [12,097] 16,045 ± 37,433 [3961]
   Hospitalization costs 12,165 ± 42,744 [0] 4242 ± 22,895 [0]
   Outpatient costs 17,493 ± 27,693 [6757] 10,861 ± 24,478 [3162]
   Emergency room costs 2089 ± 6233 [0] 819 ± 3427 [0]
   Durable medical equipment costs 147 ± 661 [0] 123 ± 944 [0]
  Pharmacy costs 15,516 ± 18,356 [9058] 12,280 ± 19,354 [3021]
Patients with AS, PsA, or PsO N = 982 N = 182,336
 Total healthcare costs 42,074 ± 60,394 [25,759] 20,734 ± 37,661 [8332]
  Medical costs 28,425 ± 57,753 [10,267] 10,858 ± 33,031 [2443]
   Hospitalization costs 11,719 ± 47,236 [0] 3114 ± 22,291 [0]
   Outpatient costs 14,843 ± 25,322 [6313] 7021 ± 20,265 [1998]
   Emergency room costs 1747 ± 4986 [0] 628 ± 3091 [0]
   Durable medical equipment costs 116 ± 565 [0] 95 ± 684 [0]
  Pharmacy costs 13,649 ± 18,296 [5311] 9877 ± 17,339 [1846]

RA Rheumatoid arthritis, PsA Psoriatic arthritis, PsO Psoriasis, AS Ankylosing spondylitis, IBD Inflammatory bowel disease, USD US dollars