Table 4

Results of cost effectiveness analysis for the SHDGP Diabetes Program^(a)

Base case

Lower bound

Upper bound

Cost of SHDGP Diabetes Program per patient-year (Additional file 1)

$196

$146

$196

Treatment cost savings per patient-year (Table 3)

-$34

-$116

+$46

Net cost per patient-year

$162

$30

$242

Discounted net cost per patient over 40 years^(b)

$2,919

$540

$4,360

Life-years saved (Table 2)

0.36

0.36

0.36

Increase in QALE (Table 2)

0.30

0.30

0.30

Cost per life-year saved

$8,108

$1,502

$12,111

Cost per year increase in QALE

$9,730

$1,802

$14,533

Note: (a) All dollar values are expressed in Australian dollars, 2005 prices.

(b) Assumes net cost per patient-year is the same each year for 40 years. Discount rate = 5% per annum.

Source: SHDGP Diabetes Program; UKPDS Outcomes Model [26]; [34], p.1 and Table 1; [33,35]

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