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Table 2 Model results: lifetime horizon

From: Cost-effectiveness of umeclidinium compared with tiotropium and glycopyrronium as monotherapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a UK perspective

 

Analysis 1 (UMEC vs TIO)

Analysis 2 (UMEC vs GLY)

TIO

UMEC

GLY

UMEC

Cumulative number of exacerbations

 Moderate

4.926

4.924

4.952

4.951

 Severe

1.659

1.608

1.636

1.604

 TOTAL

6.585

6.532

6.588

6.555

 Severe exacerbations PPPY

0.186

0.177

0.184

0.178

 Total exacerbations PPPY

0.740

0.718

0.740

0.726

Outcomes

 Accumulated LYs (undiscounted)

8.902

9.097

8.906

9.029

 Accumulated QALYs

5.003

5.121

5.038

5.139

Costs

 Accumulated costs (total)

£12,800

£12,300

£11,800

£12,000

 Drug costs

£3180

£2560

£2510

£2540

 Non-drug costs

£9590

£9760

£9310

£9420

 Hospital costs

£8800

£8960

£8550

£8640

 Outpatient/hospital/clinic costs

£504

£514

£480

£486

 Physician visits (office, home, day or night)

£288

£292

£288

£290

Incremental results (95% CI), UMEC vs comparator

 Incremental exacerbations

 

− 0.053 (− 0.171, 0.028)

 

− 0.033 (− 0.135, 0.017)

 Incremental cost

 

− £460 (− £645, − £240)

 

£132 (£12, £330)

 Incremental LYs

 

0.195 (0.069, 0.356)

 

0.124 (0.015, 0.281)

 Incremental QALYs

 

0.118 (0.055, 0.191)

 

0.101 (0.043, 0.179)

 ICER (QALY)

 

Dominant

 

£1310 (£284, £2060)

 ICER (LY)

 

Dominant

 

£1070 (£718, £1520)

  1. Cost and cost-effectiveness data are presented to three significant figures for values of three figures or more, and to the nearest pound for values rounding to less than 100
  2. CI confidence interval, GLY glycopyrronium, ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, LY life year, PPPY per person per year, QALY quality-adjusted life year, TIO tiotropium, UMEC umeclidinium