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Table 7 The relationship between status of pwmsand types of costs imposed on them

From: Economic costs incurred by the patients with multiple sclerosis at different levels of the disease: a cross-sectional study in Northwest Iran

Cost type

Mild disease

Moderate disease

Severe disease

P-value

Mean (SDa)

% of total cost

Mean (SD)

% of total cost

Mean (SD)

% of total cost

IRRb

USDc

EUROd

IRR

USD

EURO

IRR

USD

EURO

Direct medical costs

57,330,010 (±61,057,540)

1365.00 (±1453.75)

1163.35 (±1238.99)

68.31

111,768,420 (±255,325,660)

2661.16 (±6079.18)

2268.02 (±5181.12)

81.12

86,965,810 (±112,051,120)

2070.61 (±2667.88)

1764.72 (±2273.77)

72.49

0.013

Direct non-medical cost

19,949,800

(±80,598,510)

474.99 (±1919.01)

404.82 (±1635.52)

23.78

25,227,650 (±57,750,230)

600.65 (±1375.00)

511.92 (±1171.87)

18.23

29,892,200 (±48,967,780)

711.71 (±1165.89)

606.57 (±993.66)

24.92

0.690

Indirect cost

6,638,330 (±22,281,580)

158.06 (±530.27)

134.70 (±452.14)

7.91

776,590 (±3,544,450)

18.49 (±84.39)

15.75 (±71.92)

0.56

3,104,650 (±6,910,610)

73.92 (±164.53)

63.00 (±140.23)

2.59

0.118

Total cost

83,918,150 (±10,316,453)

1998.05 (±245.62)

1702.88 (±209.34)

100

137,772,660 (±264,022,250)

3280.30 (±6268.24)

2795.71 (±5357.59)

100

119,962,670 (±136,103,800)

2856.25 (±3240.56)

2434.30 (±2761.84)

100

0.039

  1. aStandard deviation
  2. bThe Iranian Rial
  3. cUnited States Dollar
  4. dThe EUROope Currency