Cost of infant care by maternal randomisation status
| Vitamins (n=65) | Placebo (n=53) | Difference (99% CI) | p Value | |
| Any cause | ||||
| All hospital admissions | £242 (672) | £171 (381) | £71 (−138 to 384) | 0.475 |
| Outpatients | £390 (624) | £165 (285) | £226 (27 to 488) | 0.009 |
| A&E | £76 (156) | £54 (106) | £22 (−33 to 103) | 0.363 |
| Prescriptions | £43 (64) | £21 (26) | £22 (3 to 50) | 0.007 |
| GP visits | £209 (143) | £151 (88) | £57 (3 to 123) | 0.011 |
| Total cost (any cause) | £1309 (1931) | £785 (1185) | £524 (−132 to 1352) | 0.066 |
| Respiratory-related | ||||
| All admissions | £74 (303) | £98 (293) | £−23 (−177 to 119) | 0.519 |
| Outpatients | £31 (98) | £7 (32) | £25 (−2 to 73) | 0.046 |
| A&E | £23 (72) | £24 (54) | £−1 (−27 to 39) | 0.908 |
| GP visits | £61 (66) | £41 (36) | £20 (−5 to 49) | 0.049 |
| Prescriptions | £8 (12) | £4 (7) | £3 (−0 to 9) | 0.056 |
| Total cost (respiratory-related) | £271 (758) | £290 (644) | £−19 (−328 to 374) | 0.859 |
Mean (SD) costs are given in £ sterling.
Mean differences between groups are given with bootstrapped 99% CIs and p values (10 000 replications), allowing for clustering by mother.