'000, total costs to society are estimated at 1.34 billion £. Direct costs represented 28%, informal care accounted for 26% and … indirect costs amounted to 46%. Of the direct costs, an estimated £ per patient or % of total costs are paid for by the NHS …. Intangible costs were estimated at 5000 £ per patient and year. The mean age of the cohort was 44 years (disease onset 34), the …

extrapolated to an estimated patient population of 120,000, total costs to society are estimated at 7.85 billion DM. Direct costs … represented 57.5%, informal care accounted for 12.1% and indirect costs amounted to 42.5%. An estimated 24,800 DM per patient or … 38% of total costs are paid for by public payers. Intangible costs were estimated 16,650 DM per patient and year. The …