How has the cost of antiretroviral therapy changed over the years? A database analysis in Italy

Table 1 Results of the cost analysis

Results		Total cohort analysis		Per-patient analysis
Results	Item of expenditure	Cost in Year 2009, € (N = 898^a)	Cost in Year 2015, € (N = 1006^b)	Cost in Year 2009, € (N = 898^a)	Cost in Year 2015, € (N = 1006^b)
Base-case analysis	Ambulatory care	51,175	54,770	57	54
	Exams	233,903	250,334	260	249
	Drugs	7,326,869	8,048,078	8159	8000
	Hospitalizations	1,439,526	763,662	1603	759
	Day-hospital access	24,924	540	28	1
	Total per year	9,076,397	9,117,384	10,107	9063
Sensitivity analysis (Alternative Case A)	Ambulatory care	46,382	51,960	52	52
	Exams	211,995	237,491	236	236
	Drugs	7,326,869	8,048,078	8159	8000
	Hospitalizations	1,439,526	763,662	1603	759
	Day-hospital access	24,924	540	28	1
	Total per year	9,049,696	9,101,731	10,078	9047
Sensitivity analysis (Alternative Case B)	Ambulatory care	83,487	93,528	93	93
	Exams	381,592	427,485	425	425
	Drugs	7,326,869	8159	1603	759
	Hospitalizations	1,439,526	1603	28	1
	Day-hospital access	24,924	28	8159	8000
	Total per year	9,256,398	9,333,293	10,308	9278

^aN = 782 patients (87%) with HIV-RNA < 50 copies/Ml; N = 116 patients (13%) with HIV-RNA > 50 copies/Ml
^bN = 938 patients (93%) with HIV-RNA < 50 copies/Ml; N = 68 patients (7%) with HIV-RNA > 50 copies/Ml

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