Table 2. Quality-Adjusted Life-Years (QALYs) Gained and Additional Cost With Modeled Earlier CRC Screening Relative to Screening Initiation at Age 50 Yearsa,b.
Screening initiation age, y | Birth cohort | QALYs gained | Additional cost, $ (millions) | Cost per QALY, $ |
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45 | 1973-1977 | 8342 | 74 | 8913 |
1978-1982 | 18 847 | 108 | 5745 | |
1983-1987 | 26 655 | 87 | 3251 | |
1988-1992 | 38 268 | 29 | 762 | |
40 | 1973-1977 | 8342 | 74 | 8913 |
1978-1982 | 28 192 | 198 | 7006 | |
1983-1987 | 48 534 | 206 | 4246 | |
1988-1992 | 65 305 | 171 | 2622 |
Abbreviation: CRC, colorectal cancer.
Values are cumulative over the 40-year period from the year the oldest participants of the cohort turn age 40 years to when the youngest participants turn age 75 years.
Cost is in 2019 Canadian dollars and includes costs associated with screening and treatment.