Table 5.
Cost of Illness for Scenario 3: Recurrence of Disease and Death (US dollar in 2019)
| Classification of costs | Cost | 95% confidence interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct medical cost | ||||
| 2D | 16,546 | 514 | 14,733 | 16,515-16,578 |
| 3D-CRT | 18,574 | 512 | 16,726 | 18,542-18,605 |
| Direct non-medical cost | 2,788 | 599 | 1,231 | 2,742-2,833 |
| Travel | 563 | 28 | 538 | 561-565 |
| Food | 351 | 27 | 344 | 350-353 |
| Informal care | 1,708 | 553 | 283 | 1,674-1,742 |
| Indirect cost | 41,742 | 323 | 40,775 | 41,726-41,765 |
| Productivity loss | 1,763 | 321 | 797 | 1,743-1,783 |
| Mortality cost at 5 years | 39,979 | - | 39,979 | - |
| COI using 2D | 61,076 | 861 | 56,739 | 61,023-61,129 |
| COI using 3D-CRT | 63,103 | 858 | 58,732 | 63,050-63,157 |
SD, standard deviation; 2D, two-dimensional technique; 3D-CRT, three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy