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Table 4 Predicted vs. actual costs in the validation/test population, by MS or general health score disease status tertilesa

From: Development and validation of a claims-based measure as an indicator for disease status in patients with multiple sclerosis treated with disease-modifying drugs

 

Disease status tertile

Low

Medium

High

MS score

n

3902

3801

3682

Predicted costs, $

 Mean (SD)

5047 (2867)

8583 (5397)

20,743 (34,041)

 Median (IQR)

4269 (3393–5712)

7193 (5359–10,042)

12,941 (8926–21,055)

 Minimum

2149

2415

3642

 Maximum

55,398

82,177

1,046,113

Actual costs, $

 Mean (SD)

5143 (9204)

8923 (12,770)

18,176 (27,936)

 Median (IQR)

2688 (1065–6052)

5344 (2617–10,210)

10,215 (5212–19,976)

 Minimum

0

0

0

 Maximum

241,470

293,690

499,099

General health, score

n

4400

3426

3559

Predicted costs, $

 Mean (SD)

5243 (2630)

8202 (4413)

21,781 (34,500)

 Median (IQR)

4507 (3471–6260)

7175 (5239–10,019)

13,973 (9567–22,598)

 Minimum

2149

2638

3552

 Maximum

39,259

73,002

1,046,113

Actual costs, $

 Mean (SD)

5233 (7947)

8455 (10,609)

19,363 (29,432)

 Median (IQR)

2950 (1187–6195)

5510 (2686–10,350)

10,725 (5429–21,577)

 Minimum

0

0

0

 Maximum

133,669

135,713

499,099

  1. IQR interquartile range, MS multiple sclerosis, SD standard deviation
  2. aAll costs adjusted to 2015 US dollars using the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index