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Table 3 Results of subgroup analysis

From: Offering a lifestyle intervention to women of premenopausal age as primary prevention for cardiovascular disease? – assessing its cost-effectiveness

 

Lifestyle modification

Usual care

Difference

ICER

Age from 30 to 40

 Total cost

$10,691

$9434

$1258

 QALY

19.060

19.042

0.0187

$67,298/QALY

 LY

24.023

24.012

0.011

$115,736/LY

 Cost of intervention

$1555

$0

$1555

 

 Cost of CVD-related hospitalisation

$1143

$1176

-$33

 

 Cost of CVD management

$7993

$8258

-$265

 

Age from 40 to 50

 Total cost

$6818

$5401

$1417

 

 QALY

17.826

17.817

0.0093

$152,003/QALY

 LY

22.917

21.910

0.007

$211,555/LY

 Cost of intervention

$1562

0

$1562

 

 Cost of CVD-related hospitalisation

$793

$813

-$20

 

 Cost of CVD management

$4462

$4587

-$125

 

Age from 50 to 54

 Total cost

$4574

$3061

$1513

 QALY

16.394

16.390

0.004

$372,597/QALY

 LY

21.357

21.354

0.003

$432,417/LY

 Cost of intervention

$1567

$0

$1567

 

 Cost of CVD-related hospitalisation

$537

$545

-$8

 

 Cost of CVD management

$2471

$2516

-$45