Table 2 Average annual cost of illness due to Gaucher disease (GD) in China ($, n = 41)
From: Economic burden and health related quality of life of ultra-rare Gaucher disease in China
| Â | Mean annual costs | 95% CI | Ratio of COI (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low limit | Upper limit | |||
Direct healthcare cost | 41,816.2 ± 65,745.4 | 21,064.4 | 62,568.0 | 85.74 |
Outpatient medical treatment | 1838.1 ± 3029.4 | 881.9 | 2794.4 | 3.77 |
Inpatient medical treatment | 7451.2 ± 10,392.2 | 4171.1 | 10,731.4 | 15.28 |
Pharmaceutical treatment | 29,907.6 ± 63,861.1 | 9750.6 | 50,064.7 | 61.32 |
Medical tests | 1675.9 ± 3207.2 | 663.6 | 2688.2 | 3.44 |
Formal care | 580.6 ± 817.7 | 322.5 | 838.7 | 1.19 |
Other cost/expenditures | 362.7 ± 654.3 | 156.2 | 569.3 | 0.74 |
Other cost/expenditures of outpatient | 88.1 ± 159.7 | 37.7 | 138.5 | 0.18 |
Other cost/expenditures of inpatient | 274.6 ± 633.0 | 74.8 | 474.5 | 0.56 |
Direct non-healthcare cost | 4974.4 ± 4675.9 | 3498.5 | 6450.3 | 10.20 |
Accommodation | 1245.0 ± 1711.2 | 704.9 | 1785.1 | 2.55 |
Accommodation of outpatient | 440.3 ± 597.8 | 251.6 | 629.0 | 0.90 |
Accommodation of inpatient | 804.7 ± 1562.6 | 311.5 | 1297.9 | 1.65 |
Transportation | 819.9 ± 841.5 | 554.3 | 1085.5 | 1.68 |
Transportation of outpatient | 581.8 ± 685.9 | 365.3 | 798.3 | 1.19 |
Transportation of inpatient | 238.0 ± 376.3 | 119.3 | 356.8 | 0.49 |
Meals | 749.8 ± 874.9 | 473.7 | 1026.0 | 1.54 |
Meals of outpatient | 277.3 ± 356.2 | 164.8 | 389.7 | 0.57 |
Meals of inpatient | 472.6 ± 740.1 | 239.0 | 706.2 | 0.97 |
Costs for artificial nutrition | 1340.0 ± 2796.6 | 457.3 | 2222.7 | 2.75 |
Other cost/expenditures | 819.7 ± 929.0 | 526.4 | 1112.9 | 1.68 |
Direct cost | 46,790.6 ± 65,714.2 | 26,048.6 | 67,532.5 | 95.94 |
Indirect cost | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Productivity loss to caregiver due to caring | 1980.4 ± 1962.8 | 1360.9 | 2600.0 | 4.06 |
Cost of illness (COI) | 48,771.0 ± 65,616.8 | 28,059.8 | 69,482.2 | 100.00 |