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. 2013 Feb 25;13:10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2261-13-10

Table 5.

Cost, incremental cost and impact of screening strategies

 
Targeted screening
Universal
  ≥ age 50† ≥ age 45 ≥ age 40 ≥ age 35 screening
Overall
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated cost to detect 1 high risk individual, MYR (USD)
92.64 (29.73)
110.08 (35.33)
131.51 (42.20)
158.13 (50.75)
187.2 (60.08)
Incremental cost per additional high risk individual detected, MYR
-
490.27
2060.12
15483.29
358444.85
(USD)
-
(157.34)
(661.14)
(4968.96)
(115033.65)
NNS to prevent one CV event
62.24
76.14
96.64
123.95
146.73
NNS to prevent one CV event (sensitivity analyses)
168.47
206.07
261.57
335.48
397.15
Males
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated cost to detect 1 high risk individual, MYR (USD)
69.05 (22.16)
82.64 (26.52)
99.44 (31.91)
121.01 (38.84)
144.13 (46.25)
Incremental cost per additional high risk individual detected, MYR
-
306.21
1180.58
8825.99
258952.77
(USD)
-
(98.27)
(378.88)
(2832.47)
(83104.23)
NNS to prevent one CV event
45.33
57.27
72.96
94.33
112.36
NNS to prevent one CV event (sensitivity analyses)
120.13
151.77
193.36
249.97
297.77
Females
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated cost to detect 1 high risk individual, MYR (USD)
133.01 (42.69)
158.88 (50.99)
189.18 (60.71)
225.02 (72.21)
264.83 (84.99)
Incremental cost per additional high risk individual detected, MYR
-
1426.50
8669.32
76295.96
293818.47
(USD)
-
(457.8)
(2782.19)
(24485.23)
(94293.47)
NNS to prevent one CV event
85.72
105.59
129.78
165.01
194.20
NNS to prevent one CV event (sensitivity analyses) 240.97 394.25 364.83 463.95 545.95

CV cardiovascular, NNS numbers needed to screen.

MYR Malaysian Ringgit, USD US Dollar. 1.00 USD = 3.11600 MYR.

* for incremental costs, reference screening strategy is directly to the left of screening strategy assessed.

† first reference group (for ages ≥ 45).