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Table 3 Mean costs per participant in the intervention and control groups, and unadjusted and adjusted mean cost differences between study groups during the 6-month follow-up period (based on the imputed dataset)

From: Economic evaluation of telephone-based weight loss support for patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial

Cost category

Intervention n = 59 mean (SE)

Control n = 60 mean (SE)

Unadjusted mean cost difference CI (95%)

Adjusted mean cost differencea CI (95%)

Intervention

622 (80)

0 (0)

622 (474 to 788)

609 (461 to 796)

Healthcare

3346 (2453)

3487 (2001)

140 (− 4071 to 3952)

493 (− 3513 to 5363)

Medication

107 (21)

139 (28)

−32 (−73 to 7)

− 32 (−73 to 13)

Absenteeism

310 (157)

193 (93)

118 (− 123 to 424)

125 (− 151 to 486)

Total

4387 (2471)

3819 (2011)

568 (− 3436 to 4685)

1197 (−2887 to 6106)

  1. Note: costs are expressed in 2016 Australian Dollars
  2. Negative difference values indicate control group costs greater than intervention
  3. aMean cost difference (intervention minus control) adjusted for the baseline variables: knee pain intensity, duration of knee pain (years), body mass index, number of days on the waiting list for orthopaedic consultation