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Cost-effectiveness of pioglitazone in type 2 diabetes patients with a history of macrovascular disease: a German perspective

Werner A Scherbaum1, Gordon Goodall2, Katrina M Erny-Albrecht2, Massimo Massi-Benedetti3, Erland Erdmann4 and William J Valentine2*

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1 Universität Düsseldorf, Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Rheumatologie

2 IMS Health, Basel, Switzerland

3 University of Perugia, Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Perugia, Italy

4 Medizinische Klinik III der Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany

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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009, 7:9 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-7-9

Published: 5 May 2009

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Summary of events and event rates from the PROactive study. The table presents the annual hazard rates observed over months 0–36 of the PROactive study and incorporated into the model.

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Disutility values used in the base case and sensitivity analyses. The table presents the quality of life utility values used within the model.

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Summary of sensitivity analysis results for pioglitazone versus placebo. The table presents the summary results of all sensitivity analyses performed in the cost-effectiveness evaluation of pioglitazone versus placebo.

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