Table 4

Results for the base case

Strategy

Mean Cost

Incremental cost

Mean Effect

Incremental effect

Average cost/effect

ICER

Usual care (IC95%)

$5,633.2 (2130 - 21027)

10.78 LYG (10.15 - 11.24)

522.44 $/LYG (163.92 - 2066.52)

Programme (IC95%)

$5,828.5 (-9336 - 32499)

$195.3 (-11467 - 11472)

10.96 LYG (10.37 - 11.37)

0.18 LYG (0.08 - 0.29)

531.99 $/LYG (194.80 - 1936.86)

1,124.49 $/LYG (-75660 - 76230)

References: Mean effect: mean effectiveness; Incremental effect: incremental effectiveness; Average cost/eff: average cost-effectiveness; ICER: incremental cost-effectiveness; IC95%: 95% confidence interval; $: 2010 International Dollars; LYG: life-years gained. Discount rate 5%.

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