Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2020; 26(41): 6455-6474
Published online Nov 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i41.6455
Table 2 Unadjusted comparisons of the measured clinical outcomes, health resources utilization, and direct medical costs associated with infliximab maintenance therapy and conventional maintenance therapy during 1-year observation time

IMT, n = 295
CMT, n = 130
P value
Outcome measure
Mean/%
SD
Median
Mean/%
SD
Median

Clinical outcomes
Surgery rate 12.7%25.4%0.002b
Disease remission rate 94.6%86.9%0.008b
Utility for quality of life 0.8900.0800.9000.7570.0930.748< 0.001
Newly developed complications
Any complications 27.0%42.3%0.002b
Anus fistula17.4%14.6%0.489
Intestinal fistula3.5%4.6%0.582
Intestinal obstruction4.2%12.3%0.003b
Perianal abscess5.8%6.2%0.886
Bowel perforation1.9%3.8%0.260
Health resource utilization
Outpatient clinic visits1.93.31.03.75.22.0< 0.001
Hospital admissions 5.32.26.01.41.01.0< 0.001
Hospital admissions for infliximab administration 4.42.25.00.00.00.0< 0.001
Hospital admissions for active disease management 0.91.01.01.41.01.0< 0.001
Hospital stay days 15.211.114.014.812.49.50.207
Hospital stay days related to infliximab administration 5.73.86.00.00.00.0< 0.001
Hospital stay days for active disease management 9.511.39.014.812.49.5< 0.001
Direct medical costs for outpatient clinic visits
Outpatient costs for drugs ¥710 ¥4,268 ¥0 ¥2,342 ¥4698 ¥644 < 0.001
Outpatient costs for others ¥232 ¥589 ¥0 ¥130 ¥446 ¥0 0.008b
Total outpatient costs ¥942¥4371¥54¥2473 ¥4777 ¥810 < 0.001
Direct medical costs for hospitalizations
Hospital costs related to infliximab administration ¥5,305 ¥7650 ¥3577 ¥0 ¥0 ¥0 < 0.001
Drug acquisition costs of infliximab ¥39018 ¥9610 ¥39200 ¥0 ¥0 ¥0 < 0.001
Hospital costs for active disease management ¥11041 ¥17982 ¥4090 ¥24274 ¥29285 ¥9321 < 0.001
Total hospital costs ¥55365 ¥22337 ¥52155 ¥24274 ¥29285 ¥9321 < 0.001
Total direct medical costs ¥56307 ¥23866 ¥52476 ¥26747 ¥30541 ¥12503 < 0.001