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Table 9 Studies that found increased cost of asthma associated with poorly controlled asthma

From: Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review

Reference No.

Country

Study duration

n

Asthma control

Cost stratified by severity

      

Low

Moderate

High

50

Denmark

1 yr

39

Well treated

 

8,948

  
   

76

Poorly treated

 

11,523

  

53

US

1 yr

515

Well treated

 

536

651

1,903

   

294

Intermediate

 

1,255

1,117

1,954

   

128

Poorly treated

 

627

1,214

1,808

14

Italy

1 yr

 

Well treated

  

593

 
   

527

Poorly treated

  

2,099

 

20

Hungary

1 yr

248

Pediatrics

Well treated

 

973

 
   

98

 

Intermediate

 

1,374

 
   

10

 

Poorly treated

 

2,651

 
   

352

Adults

Well treated

 

554

 
   

254

 

Intermediate

 

861

 
   

88

 

Poorly treated

 

1,632

 
  1. All costs are converted and adjusted into 2008 US dollars
  2. Cost information of studies 30 and 31 were not available