Table 2 Standardised monthly total, associated and epilepsy-related healthcare cost over follow-up period in the matched population
Standardised monthly costs (2014 £) | EIAED (n = 210) | nEAAED (n = 210) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total all direct healthcare costs | Median (range) | 403 (50, 10,856) | 317 (49, 5630) | |
Mean (SD) | 749 (1091) | 572 (710) | 0.0150a | |
A&E visits | Median (range) | 1 (0, 268) | 0 (0, 316) | |
Mean (SD) | 9 (24) | 8 (28) | 0.6764 | |
AED medications | Median (range) | 16 (2, 251) | 8 (2, 420) | |
Mean (SD) | 32 (38) | 17 (36) | < 0.0001 | |
GP practice consultations | Median (range) | 159 (12, 1222) | 146 (37, 1264) | |
Mean (SD) | 199 (144) | 195 (162) | 0.7953 | |
Inpatient hospitalisations | Median (range) | 92 (0, 10,032) | 25 (0, 4852) | |
Mean (SD) | 422 (1007) | 275 (595) | 0.0694 | |
Non-AED medications | Median (range) | 24 (0, 797) | 20 (0, 551) | |
Mean (SD) | 46 (74) | 43 (62) | 0.6954 | |
Outpatients, non-A&E referrals | Median (range) | 4 (0, 489) | 3 (0, 217) | |
Mean (SD) | 18 (48) | 11 (23) | 0.0448 | |
Test procedures | Median (range) | 11 (0, 249) | 12 (0, 518) | |
Mean (SD) | 23 (36) | 22 (45) | 0.8992 | |
Total epilepsy-related direct healthcare costs | Median (range) | 52 (2, 4124) | 23 (2, 1673) | |
Mean (SD) | 196 (473) | 100 (196) | 0.0068 |