Cost (£) | ||||
 | ALL | Referred leg pain | Sciatica | Mean difference (95% CI) |
ATLAS physiotherapy | 43.09 (24.42) | 36.94 (22.46) | 44.94 (24.72) | Â |
 | n = 368 | n = 85 | n = 283 |  |
Primary care | ||||
 GP consultations | 72.07 (107.65) | 50.40 (88.35) | 78.57 (112.12) | 28.17 (2.84 to 49.48) |
 Practice nurse consultations | 1.25 (5.44) | 2.01 (7.26) | 1.02 (4.74) | −0.99 (−2.74 to 0.39) |
 Consultations with other professionals | 5.86 (16.32) | 5.18 (15.79) | 6.06 (16.49) | 0.88 (−3.09 to 4.76) |
 Prescriptions | 1.02 (1.65) | 0.65 (1.15) | 1.13 (1.76) | 0.33 (−3.19 to 3.20) |
Hospital-based care | ||||
 NHS professional visits | 59.08 (169.59) | 51.64 (206.40) | 61.32 (157.22) | 9.68 (−40.87 to 51.47) |
 Private professional visits | 33.61 (177.62) | 59.61 (274.68) | 25.80 (135.34) | −33.81 (−98.19 to 19.68) |
 Investigations (MRI, X-rays) | 35.97 (93.57) | 34.03 (108.76) | 36.55 (88.71) | 2.52 (−29.54 to 23.75) |
Other healthcare professionals | ||||
 Additional NHS physiotherapy | 109.28 (172.03) | 93.69 (147.62) | 113.96 (178.67) | 20.27 (−20.69 to 55.45) |
 Private physiotherapy | 19.37 (96.43) | 20.71 (121.94) | 18.97 (87.58) | −1.74 (−31.85 to 19.05) |
 NHS ‘other’ | 1.76 (20.08) | 3.2 (29.50) | 1.32 (16.26) | −1.87 (−10.67 to 2.62) |
 Private ‘other’ | 0.99 (12.83) | 0 | 1.29 (14.62) | 1.29 (0.15 to 3.75) |
 Over the counter purchases | 10.51 (24.29) | 11.34 (30.83) | 10.26 (22.02) | −1.08 (−9.09 to 5.25) |
 Work-related: Time-off work associated with condition | 728.14 (2635.13) | 216.05 (857.31) | 881.94 (2952.15) | 665.89 (349.61 to 1120.31) |
 Imputed Analysis |  | n = 157 | n = 452 |  |
 NHS costs | 296.56 (326.75) | 249.70 (301.58) | 312.85 (333.83) |  |
 mean difference (95% CI) |  | 63.14 (8.70 to 117.35) |  | |
 Societal costs | 1106.13 (2328.54) | 700.82 (1006.76) | 1246.92 (2623.35) |  |
 mean difference (95% CI) |  | 546.11 (274.16 to 844.01) |  |