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Table 2 Costs per QALY compared to care as usual

From: Targeted versus universal prevention. a resource allocation model to prioritize cardiovascular prevention

Average costs per QALY (euro)

Age category

Target population

Intervention

(Short name)

1400

20-44

General population

Minimal cessation counseling by GP (S1)

1500

20-44

Diabetes patients

Minimal cessation counseling by GP (Sd1)

2700

45-64

Diabetes patients

Minimal cessation counseling by GP (Sd2)

2900

45-64

General population

Minimal cessation counseling by GP (S2)

3000

20-44

General population

Hartslag Limburg (HL1)

5400

45-64

General population

Hartslag Limburg (HL2)

5800

20-44

Diabetes patients

LookAHEAD (LA1)

5900

20-44

Diabetes patients

X-PERT (XP1)

6400

20-44

Diabetes patients

Intensive smoking cessation counseling plus pharmacotherapy((ISd1)

6700

20-44

General population

Intensive smoking cessation counseling plus pharmacotherapy (IS1)

6800

20-44

Diabetes patients

Medication to reduce blood pressure for persons with

SBP > 140 (BPd1)

7400

45-64

Diabetes patients

X-PERT (XP2)

7800

45-64

Diabetes patients

Medication to reduce blood pressure for persons with

SBP > 140 (BPd2)

8000

65+

Diabetes patients

Minimal cessation counseling by GP (Sd3)

8600

45-64

General population

Intensive smoking cessation counseling plus pharmacotherapy (IS2)

9200

45-64

Diabetes patients

Intensive smoking cessation counseling plus pharmacotherapy (ISd2)

9800

45-64

Diabetes patients

Statins for all diabetes patients (Std2)

10100

45-64

Diabetes patients

LookAHEAD (LA2)

10500

65+

General population

Minimal cessation counseling by GP (S3)

10900

45-64

General population

Medication to reduce blood pressure for persons with SBP > 140 (BP2)

11000

20-44

Diabetes patients

Statins for all diabetes patients (Std1)

11200

20-44

General population

Medication to reduce blood pressure for persons with SBP > 140 (BP1)

12900

65+

Diabetes patients

Medication to reduce blood pressure for persons with SBP > 140 (BPd3)

16100

65+

General population

Hartslag Limburg (HL3)

16600

65+

General population

Medication to reduce blood pressure for persons with SBP > 140 (BP3)

16600

65+

Diabetes patients

Statins for all diabetes patients (Std3)

18100

20-44

General population

Statins for persons with total cholesterol > 6.5 (St1)

18500

45-64

General population

Statins for persons with total cholesterol > 6.5 (St2)

19700

65+

Diabetes patients

X-PERT (XP3)

19900

20-44

General population

SLIM (SL1)

27300

45-64

General population

SLIM (SL2)

28100

65+

General population

Statins for persons with total cholesterol > 6.5 (St3)

32300

65+

Diabetes patients

Intensive smoking cessation counseling plus pharmacotherapy (ISd3)

33200

65+

Diabetes patients

LookAHEAD (LA3)

35500

65+

General population

Intensive counseling plus pharmacotherapy (IS3)

59600

65+

General population

SLIM (SL3)

  1. For the interventions in each age category ordered at worsening cost-effectiveness. (Net present values over a lifetime horizon. Discount rates 4% for costs and 1.5% for QALYs, price level 2007.).