Table 4.
Base case cost-effectiveness results
| Expected effectiveness | Expected costs | Incremental effectiveness | Incremental costs | ICER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Treatment response rate over an 8-week period (4-week treatment plus 4-week follow-up) | |||||
| PC | 0.71 | KRW487,000 | 0.21 | KRW78,000 | KRW368,000 |
| CA | 0.50 | KRW409,000 | – | – | – |
| Model 2: QALYs for 24 weeks (4-week treatment plus 20-week follow-up) | |||||
| PC | 0.3838 | KRW511,000 | 0.0046 | KRW77,000 | KRW16,940,000 |
| CA | 0.3793 | KRW434,000 | – | – | – |
ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; PC, pharmacopuncture; CA, conventional acupuncture (traditional acupuncture, electroacupuncture); QALYs, quality-adjusted life-year