Direct costs of asthma: mean costs of goods and services except hospitalization, in relation to asthma severity
| Cost items | Asthma stage | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Consultations | 50.76 (55.50) | 89.60 (97.96) | 127.13 (138.99) | 262.46 (286.95) |
| (57.05) | (200.29) | (142.74) | (327.80) | |
| Supplementary examinations | 42.76 (46.76) | 73.24 (80.08) | 94.36 (103.17) | 236.49 (258.56) |
| (48.75) | (62.44) | (98.46) | (323.68) | |
| Medical procedures | 10.43 (11.40) | 11.86 (12.97) | 13.89 (15.19) | 0.00 (00.00) |
| (44.43) | (56.57) | (67.40) | ||
| Physical therapy | 0.00 (00.00) | 8.40 (9.19) | 17.49 (19.13) | 53.04 (57.99) |
| (335.62) | (465.01) | (1049.39) | ||
| Home care | 0.00 (00.00) | 0.09 (0.11) | 2.25 (2.47) | 131.32 (143.57) |
| (0.87) | (11.47) | (715.12) | ||
| Ambulance services | 0.00 (00.00) | 0.00 (00.00) | 29.81 (32.60) | 151.29 (165.41) |
| (133.21) | (362.28) | |||
| Drugs | 152.60 (166.84) | 500.26 (546.93) | 901.51 (985.60) | 1640.73 (1793.75) |
| (128.66) | (392.23) | (541.25) | (1000.74) | |
| Medical supplies | 6.41 (7.00) | 283.25 (3.10) | 9.56 (10.46) | 307.09 (335.73) |
| (21.59) | (10.52) | (32.26) | (699.79) | |
| Totals | 262.97 (287.50) | 686.31 (750.32) | 1196.04 (1307.59) | 2782.45 (3041.20) |
| (180.87) | (499.54) | (685.44) | (2693.45) | |
Data are presented as mean (US$ equivalent) (sd in euros)