Table 1.
RA severity, RA duration and costs
| Severity | Duration (years) | DMC excluding treatment (€) | DnMC (€) | IC (€) | Total cost excluding treatment (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remission/mild | 1–5 | 1250 (252) | 251 (151) | 1223 (150) | 3040 (148) |
| 6–10 | 1630 (177) | 1291 (92) | 1639 (91) | 4560 (88) | |
| >10 | 2055 (236) | 2224 (122) | 4960 (118) | 9700 (117) | |
| Moderate | 1–5 | 1654 (148) | 1460 (79) | 2128 (78) | 5469 (76) |
| 6–10 | 2131 (131) | 2875 (66) | 2694 (64) | 8115 (63) | |
| >10 | 3311 (174) | 4256 (95) | 4700 (89) | 12 791 (88) | |
| Severe | 1–5 | 3494 (18) | 4918 (5) | 6351 (4) | 14 961 (4) |
| 6–10 | 4678 (18) | 4437 (10) | 3875 (10) | 13 498 (10) | |
| >10 | 7173 (32) | 11523 (14) | 6409 (13) | 27 512 (13) |
Costs are formatted as follows: cost (subgroup sample size).
DMC: direct medical costs; DnMC: direct non-medical costs; IC: indirect costs.