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Table 4 Cost of health services utilisation after randomisation for women and their infants

From: The cost-effectiveness of providing antenatal lifestyle advice for women who are overweight or obese: the LIMIT randomised trial

Service component

Lifestyle advice

Standard care

Adjusted treatment effect (95% CI)

Adjusted P value

N = 1,105

N = 1,097

Maternal Outpatient Services

    

Antenatal Clinic Visit

$1580.47 ($626.50)

$1558.16 ($625.02)

$22.30 (−$27.05 to $65.39)

0.416

(Obstetrician/Physician/Midwife)

    

General Practitioner Visit

$118.97 ($204.49)

$115.42 ($210.07)

$3.55 (−$14.33 to $16.59)

0.689

Antenatal Anaesthetic Visit

$38.41 ($83.16)

$40.83 ($82.48)

-$2.43 (−$8.58 to $3.25)

0.477

Diabetes Educator Visit

$74.42 ($289.80)

$47.47 ($203.46)

$26.95 ($7.24 to $49.11)

0.008

Emergency Department Presentation

$305.06 ($466.84)

$272.18 ($380.69)

$32.88 (−$6.92 to $55.68)

0.127

Total Outpatient Services

$2116.39 ($895.14)

$2032.99 ($805.63)

$83.40 ($38.25 to $140.50)

0.022

Provision of Antenatal Dietary & Lifestyle Advice

$320.12 ($130.97)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Maternal Inpatient Services

$6125.04 ($4640.78)

$6406.05 ($5274.54)

-$281.01 (−$289.31 to $448.38)

0.185

Neonatal Inpatient Services

$2699.64 ($13068.48)

$2867.66 ($12344.64)

-$168.02 (−$748.22 to $18.47)

0.756

Total Costs Incurred

$11261.19 ($14573.97)

$11306.70 ($14562.02)

-$45.51 (−$1349.26 to $1003.54)

0.094

  1. Data presented as mean and standard deviation.
  2. Treatment effect represents adjusted difference in means with 95% confidence intervals.
  3. Adjusted analyses included the stratification variables BMI category, parity and centre, in addition to adjustment for maternal age, and socioeconomic status.