How expensive is inflammatory bowel disease? A critical analysis

Figure 1 Mean annual cost of health care for IBD patients in the EC-IBD countries with 10-year follow-up. Data provided by EC-IBD.

Figure 2 Mean annual expenditure in CD and UC in remission and with flares in the EC-IBD countries during 10 year follow-up. Data provided by EC-IBD.

Figure 3 Mean annual total direct cost of health care in selected countries, discounted[36] to year 2004, and expressed as US$ (currency conversions from http://www.oanda.com/convert/fxhistory, accessed 10 May 2008). H: Hospital costs only.