Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery for Morbidly Obese with Diabetes Patients in Thailand

Table 2

Healthcare costs for morbidly obese DM type 2 patients.

Healthcare costs	Baseline value (range)^#
Cost of bariatric surgery (THB/time)	150,000 (126,200–157,500)
Cost of DM medication (THB/year)
1. Metformin	538.6 (269–3,331)
2. Sulfonylurea group	162 (154–168)
3. Thiazolidinedione group	12,840 (6,420–25,680)
4. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors group	1,155.6 (577.8–1,964.4)
5. Insulin	3,480 (2,040–7,680)
Cost of vitamin and calcium supplementation (THB/year)	396 (367.2–568.8)
Cost of complications management (THB/years)	15,326.4 (3,672–25,895)

KCMH database; National Drug System Development Committee Median Drug Price Announcement; Royal Gazette in Bangkok, Thailand, 2018; reference [13]; ^#the values are expressed as median; THB: Thai baht.