Table 3
Cost-utility data
Variable
Open
MIS
P
value
N
Mean
SD
N
Mean
SD
Direct cost (Can $)
40
$18,632.91
6,197.32
36
$14,171.93
3,269.73
.0009
*
Utility score at baseline
29
0.49
0.08
28
0.60
0.09
< .0001
†
Utility score at 1 y
29
0.57
0.10
28
0.72
0.09
< .0001
†
↵
*
Whitney-Mann test.
↵
†
t
Test.