Table 13

One-way sensitivity analyses for QALYs and total health care costs

Parameter changed

% Change in outcome given a 10% increase in relevant parameter

% Change in outcome given a 10% decrease in relevant parameter

QALYs

Costs

QALYs

Costs

τ for AMI and Stroke

-1.0%

-1.1%

1.0%

1.1%

τ for lung cancer and COPD

-2.4%

-3.4%

2.8%

4.0%

τ for other cause mortality

-1.9%

0.1%

2.2%

-0.1%

Incidence AMI

1.7%

2.1%

-1.7%

-2.2%

Incidence Stroke

1.9%

2.8%

-1.9%

-2.8%

Incidence Lung Cancer

0.6%

1.8%

-0.6%

-1.8%

Incidence COPD

2.1%

2.0%

-2.1%

-2.0%

Mortality AMI

1.1%

-1.1%

-1.2%

1.1%

Mortality Stroke

0.4%

-1.2%

-0.5%

1.2%

Mortality Lung Cancer

0.2%

-0.2%

-0.2%

0.2%

Mortality COPD

0.2%

-0.2%

-0.2%

0.2%

Mortality Other Causes

2.3%

-0.7%

-2.3%

0.7%

Costs AMI

2.5%

-2.5%

Costs Stroke

3.1%

-3.1%

Costs Lung Cancer

1.9%

-1.9%

Costs COPD

2.5%

-2.5%

Utility AMI

-2.2%

2.2%

Utility Stroke

-0.8%

0.8%

Utility Lung Cancer

-0.2%

0.2%

Utility COPD

-3.4%

3.4%

Hurley and Matthews Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2007 5:2   doi:10.1186/1478-7547-5-2