Table 3 Direct medical costs related to asthma
From: The economic burden of medical treatment of children with asthma in China
Costa | Total | Children younger than 3 years old | Preschool children | School-age children | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 378) | (n = 66) | (n = 129) | (n = 183) | ||
Yearly average cost, Median (IQR) | 524.98 (168.00, 1223.48) | 550.40 (194.77, 1454.79) | 475.08 (170.86, 1000.87) | 495.64 (156.96, 1424.10) | 0.7000 |
Medication cost, Median (IQR) | 393.81 (128.87, 893.30) | 413.66 (172.94, 884.00) | 379.80 (126.64, 772.98) | 391.27 (128.87, 1001.03) | 0.6126 |
Cost of the main drugs to treat asthmab, Median (IQR) | 62.47 (0.00, 219.55) | 152.87 (63.39, 390.51) | 67.47 (0.00, 215.08) | 1.75 (0.00, 171.51) | <.0001 |
Total fee for examination and consultation, Median (IQR) | 61.17 (6.00, 270.00) | 68.00 (25.00, 288.85) | 64.58 (8.00, 260.00) | 49.22 (0.00, 289.36) | 0.17 |
Examination fee, Median (IQR) | 0.00 (0.00, 50.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 53.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 60.00) | 0.00 (0.00, 30.00) | 0.0673 |
Insurance payment, Median (IQR) | 282.40 (18.20, 813.77) | 406.59 (118.75, 1106.20) | 287.90 (5.87, 766.86) | 244.47 (11.20, 771.99) | 0.0758 |