Table 3 Medication costs of Belgian patients split by Anatomical Therapeutic Classification (ATC) system classes
ATC code | Early PN, € | Late PN, € | Mean difference (95% CI), € | P value (t test) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | p25–p75 | Mean | SD | p25–p75 | |||
B (blood/blood forming organs) | 850 | 1.820 | 210–740 | 580 | 1.350 | 140–480 | -270 (-510; -40) | 0.02 |
J (anti-infectives)a | 320 | 2500 | 4–90 | 170 | 1.030 | 4–50 | -150 (-470; 80) | 0.17 |
A (alimentary tract/metabolism) | 70 | 250 | 20–70 | 50 | 80 | 10–40 | -30 (-40; -10) | <0.001 |
V (various) | 100 | 140 | 20–140 | 80 | 110 | 20–110 | -20 (-40; -7) | 0.004 |
N (nervous system) | 90 | 180 | 30–80 | 70 | 150 | 30–80 | -20 (-40; 0) | 0.03 |
C (cardiovascular) | 55 | 150 | 3–50 | 45 | 100 | 1–50 | -10 (-30; 5) | 0.07 |
R (respiratory) | 20 | 150 | 0–0 | 10 | 50 | 0–0 | -10 (-30; 7) | 0.10 |
H (hormonal) | 30 | 110 | 0–30 | 20 | 60 | 0–30 | -10 (-20; 3) | 0.10 |
M (musculo-skeletal) | 13 | 40 | 3–10 | 7 | 10 | 3–9 | -5 (-10; -2) | 0.01 |
D (dermatologics) | 10 | 70 | 0–8 | 7 | 30 | 0–8 | -3 (-10; 3) | 0.26 |
S (sensory organs) | 3 | 5 | 0–4 | 2 | 3 | 0–4 | -1 (-1; 0) | 0.01 |
P (antiparasitic) | 1 | 20 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 (-3; 0) | 0.19 |
G (genito-urinary/sex hormones) | 1 | 8 | 0–0 | 1 | 8 | 0–0 | 0 (-1; 1) | 0.48 |
L (antineoplasmic/immunomodulating) | 25 | 330 | 0–0 | 45 | 320 | 0–0 | 20 (-30; 60) | 0.26 |
Total | 1.600 | 4.663 | 380–1.260 | 1.070 | 2.577 | 310–830 | -500 (-1.060; 20) | 0.03 |