Table 4

Cost per patient during five years on therapy

	Denmark (DKK)			Finland (FMK)			Norway (NOK)			Sweden (SEK)
	Medical	Surgery		Medical	Surgery		Medical	Surgery		Medcial	Surgery
Operation	3463	34 530		2307	23 000		6619	66 000		4188	41 759
Endoscopy	337	481		192	275		267	381		426	608
Visit to doctor	2525	1258		1861	927		840	419		2445	1218
Visit to nurse	290	280		147	142		96	93		369	357
Reoperation	0	1112		0	644		0	2125		0	1594
Hernia	117	2898		67	1667		107	2646		152	3753
Medication	29 946	4822		34 872	5438		36 665	5923		33 728	5055
Direct medical cost	36 678	45 381		39 446	32 092		44 595	77 587		41 308	54 344
Difference in direct medical cost	−8703			7354			−32 992			−13 036
95% CI for the difference	(−12178, −5229)			(4214, 10 493)			(−37 668, −28 317)			(−16 786, −9286)
Transportation	361	279		341	263		540	416		489	377
Direct costs	37 039	45 660		39 787	32 355		45 135	78 003		41 797	54 721
Indirect costs^4-1	9890	39 222		4147	16 448		8313	32 966		11 902	47 200
Total^4-1	46 929	84 882		43 934	48 803		53 447	110 969		53 699	101 921

↵4-1 Per patient employed at baseline.