Table 3

Model outputs: Markov and population-based models (costs in thousand US$ 2014)

Intervention‘Usual care’ICER (intervention vs
‘usual care’)
Conclusion
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalDiff
QALY
Diff costs
Markov model
 Intervention costs4.95.2
 Cost savings−770−77−31−32−63
 Net costs−72.1−57.8
 QALYs5.4205.422.372.364.74
0.68−14.3Dominant
Population model
 Intervention costs25 00022 100
 Cost savings−39 562−2756−43 318−34 854−37 125−71 979
 Net costs−18 318−49 879
 QALYs1327.8100.41428.21117.11252.22369.3
−941.131 561Dominated
  • Diff, difference; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year.