Table 4 Average cost classified by cost composition, patient characteristics, and hospitals (US$ at 2005 prices)
From: Economic burden of beta-thalassemia/Hb E and beta-thalassemia major in Thai children
Category | Direct medical cost | Direct | Indirect | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study site | Other | Total | non | Cost | |||||||||
DFO | Other drugs | Medical material | Blood transfusion | Investigation | Routine service* | Operation | Total | Facilities | medical cost | ||||
Hospital | |||||||||||||
Saraburi (N = 72) | 15.52 | 6.53 | 3.60 | 50.99 | 49.99 | 53.27 | 12.95 | 192.84 | 32.06 | 224.90 | 56.81 | 98.39 | 380.09 |
Phramongkutklao (N = 42) | 424.91 | 12.38 | 25.97 | 134.91 | 104.11 | 59.78 | - | 762.05 | 20.65 | 782.70 | 181.97 | 241.56 | 1206.23 |
Chulalongkorn (N = 87) | 245.18 | 12.28 | 79.02 | 139.42 | 85.19 | 91.14 | - | 650.23 | 85.96 | 736.19 | 228.77 | 332.42 | 1297.38 |
Disease type | |||||||||||||
Beta-thal/Hb E (N = 183) | 179.05 | 9.53 | 39.59 | 99.18 | 73.33 | 69.35 | 4.01 | 474.04 | 57.78 | 531.82 | 146.09 | 224.19 | 902.10 |
Homozygous beta-thal (N = 18) | 408.54 | 17.45 | 54.44 | 184.25 | 109.14 | 87.96 | 11.05 | 872.82 | 4.42 | 877.24 | 272.37 | 284.66 | 1434.27 |
Severity | |||||||||||||
Severe (N = 94) | 265.15 | 14.13 | 41.35 | 136.11 | 92.12 | 94.98 | 7.80 | 651.63 | 23.32 | 674.95 | 155.53 | 192.53 | 1023.01 |
Nonsevere (N = 106) | 143.36 | 6.89 | 40.92 | 81.81 | 63.42 | 50.42 | 1.88 | 388.70 | 76.45 | 465.15 | 158.97 | 264.65 | 888.77 |
Ferritin level | |||||||||||||
≤ 2,500 ng/ml (N = 77) | 232.36 | 8.72 | 51.65 | 130.50 | 91.76 | 68.83 | 2.58 | 586.40 | 58.41 | 644.81 | 200.01 | 301.38 | 1146.20 |
> 2,500 ng/ml (N = 50) | 434.26 | 19.63 | 73.00 | 158.19 | 110.76 | 114.85 | - | 910.68 | 6.10 | 916.78 | 222.36 | 257.55 | 1396.69 |
Complications | |||||||||||||
Yes (N = 18) | 513.07 | 17.83 | 32.59 | 151.57 | 120.23 | 88.86 | 11.05 | 935.18 | 7.25 | 942.43 | 185.54 | 257.87 | 1385.84 |
No (N = 183) | 168.77 | 9.50 | 41.74 | 102.39 | 72.24 | 69.27 | 4008.00 | 467.91 | 57.50 | 525.41 | 154.63 | 226.82 | 906.86 |
Total | |||||||||||||
Mean | 199.60 | 10.24 | 40.92 | 106.80 | 76.53 | 71.02 | 4.64 | 509.75 | 53.00 | 562.76 | 157.39 | 229.60 | 949.75 |
Standard Deviation (SD) | 364.92 | 14.78 | 72.76 | 83.33 | 50.83 | 95.36 | 33.69 | 547.04 | 247.80 | 606.10 | 201.84 | 520.36 | n/a |
Median | 0.00 | 3.56 | 12.99 | 109.40 | 77.08 | 63.65 | 0.00 | 323.71 | 0.00 | 362.66 | 92.99 | 67.81 | 654.19 |
95%CI | |||||||||||||
Lower | 148.85 | 8.19 | 30.80 | 95.21 | 69.46 | 57.76 | -0.05 | 433.67 | 18.54 | 478.46 | 129.32 | 157.23 | 806.48 |
Upper | 250.36 | 12.30 | 51.04 | 118.39 | 83.60 | 84.28 | 9.33 | 585.84 | 87.47 | 647.06 | 185.47 | 301.98 | 1093.03 |
% (subtotal) | 39.16 | 2.01 | 8.03 | 20.95 | 15.01 | 13.93 | 0.91 | 100.00 | |||||
% (total) | 59.25 | 16.57 | 24.17 | 100.00 | |||||||||