Table 4. Comparison of resource expenditures between patients in the two treatment arms.
| Resources consumed (QAR) |
Ferric carboxymaltose (n = 396) |
Iron sucrose (n = 368) |
p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medication cost | Mean ± SD | 720.20 ± 228.80 | 110.52 ± 56.81 | 0.0001 |
| 95% CI | (697.60–742.81) | (104.69–116.35) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 800.00 (400.00) | 104.00 (65.00) | ||
| Bed cost | Mean ± SD | 90.86 ± 34.30 | 399.40 ±194.66 | 0.0001 |
| 95% CI | (87.47–94.25) | (379.42–419.38) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 70.00 (70.00) | 350.00 (350.00) | ||
| Nursing cost | Mean ± SD | 104.43 ± 33.18 | 492.53 ± 253.34 | 0.0001 |
| 95% CI | (101.15–107.71) | (466.58–518.50) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 116.00 (58.00) | 464.00 (290.00) | ||
| Total cost | Mean ± SD | 915.49 ± 280.18 | 1002.99 ± 473.03 | 0.0001 |
| 95% CI | (887.58–943.17) | (954.44–1051.55) | ||
| Median (IQR) | 986.00 (528.00) | 989.00 (633.00) | ||
Note:
* Mann-Whitney test; figures in bold are significant at p < 0.001; USD 1 = QAR 3.65