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. 2009 Jul 28;339:b2549. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b2549

Table 2.

 Costs and outcomes per woman by trial arm

Cytological surveillance Immediate treatment Biopsy and recall
Mean cost (£) by expenditure category:
 Smear tests 101.9 68.7 71.5
 Colposcopy without treatment 30.7 87.7 149.5
 Colposcopy with treatment 25.1 106.3 40.7
 Hospital visits 7.3 6.8 8.5
 Complications 1.5 2.5 2.5
 Time and travel (non-NHS) 59.1 107.1 94.2
NHS costs (£):
 Mean 166.5 272.1 272.4
 Median 89.5 231.4 220.7
 IQR 89.5-148.2 172.7-313.5 172.6-319.5
 Mean, discounted 150.2 240.3 241.1
 Skew coefficient 2.80 3.64 2.88
Social costs (£):
 Mean 225.6 379.1 366.6
 Median 130.6 343.5 305.9
 IQR 130.6-209.4 264.7-428.0 247.7-424.7
 Mean, discounted 204.4 339.9 327.5
 Skew coefficient 2.62 3.37 2.77
Outcomes (QALYs):
 Mean 2.225 2.243 2.277
 Median 2.348 2.348 2.383
 IQR 2.120-2.500 2.120-2.500 2.165-2.500
 Mean, discounted 2.129 2.149 2.181
 Skew coefficient −2.83 −2.22 −2.92
Mean discounted costs (£) per CIN case detected:
 NHS perspective 1241 1073 1256
 Social perspective 1689 1517 1706

QALY=quality adjusted life year.