Table 2 Incremental costs, effects and QALYs.

From: Socioeconomic differences in the cost-effectiveness of a telephone-based intervention for obesity prevention in early childhood

 

Low SEP

High SEP

Incremental costs, mean (bootstrapped 95% CI)

$112.37 (111.95–112.79)

$227.41 (226.95–227.87)

Incremental BMI at age 16/17 years (bootstrapped 95% CI)

0.84 (0.84–0.85)

0.16 (0.15–0.17)

Incremental QALYs (bootstrapped 95% CI)

0.0170 (0.0169–0.0171)

0.0045 (0.0044–0.0046)

ICER (A$ per unit BMI avoided)

$131 (73–265)

$1161 (−5549 to 8076)

ICER (A$ per QALY gained)

$6549 (3607–13,953)

$41,462 (−2174 to 85,097)

Probability cost-effective at $50,000/QALY threshold

99.97%

49.63%

  1. All costs and outcomes presented with 95% confidence intervals of 10,000 bootstrap replications. Costs and QALYs discounted at 5%.
  2. BMI body mass index, QALY quality-adjusted life years, SEP socioeconomic position.
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