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. 2012 Sep 24;10:13. doi: 10.1186/1478-7547-10-13

Table 3.

Estimates of total incremental costs and effects

  Health care costs in life years gained  
Life years gained
 
4,900 (200 – 21,700)
QALYs gained
 
5,800 (200 – 25,600)
Intervention costs (million EUR)
 
54.1 (7.3 – 124.8)
Future health care costs difference (million EUR)
Excluded
−16.5 (−72.5 – -0.7)
Included
7.8 (0.3 – 34.7)
Total costs difference (million EUR)
Excluded
37.6 (0.2 – 96.6)
Included
61.9 (8.1 – 149.4)
Euros per life year gained (EUR)
Excluded
7,600
Included
12,500
Euros per QALY gained (EUR) Excluded
6,500
Included 10,600

Average costs and effects (95% CI) for the pedometer scenario compared to the current practice scenario. Costs discounted at 4.0% per year, effects (life years and QALYs gained) discounted at 1.5% per year.