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Table 7 Cost per patient by group and EQ-5D score

From: A randomised controlled trial of six weeks of home enteral nutrition versus standard care after oesophagectomy or total gastrectomy for cancer: report on a pilot and feasibility study

Cost per patient

Intervention

Standard care

Mean difference

Baseline

£ 2,451.58 (3,535.33)

£ 1,669.57 (2,004.62)

£ 782.01

Six weeks

£ 2,438.00 (2,440.52)

£ 1,795.74 (2,422.75)

£ 642.26

Six months

£ 1,012.49 (1042.42)

£ 1,723.61 (2,681.00)

£ -711.12

Total cost

£ 3,450.49

£ 3,519.35

£ -68.86

EQ-5D score

Intervention

Standard care

Mean difference

Baseline

0.800 (0.181)

0.825 (0.202)

−0.025

Six weeks

0.599 (0.239)

0.643 (0.255)

−0.044

Six months

0.686 (0.201)

0.735 (0.274)

−0.049

  1. Values indicated are mean (standard deviation)