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Published in final edited form as: Osteoporos Int. 2012 Aug 14;24(1):355–367. doi: 10.1007/s00198-012-2102-y

Table 4. Sensitivity analysis.

ICER (GBP/QALY)

Scenarios assessing proportion of HRQoL and mortality benefit BKP vs NSM BKP vs PVP -
PVP effect
constant
BKP vs PVP -
PVP effect
varies with BKP
effect
Mortality benefit varied
 75% mortality reduction 3,104 32,419 20,879
 50% mortality reduction 3,646 Dominated 29,970
 25% mortality reduction 4,431 Dominated 52,665
 No mortality reduction 5,667 Dominated 210,188
HRQoL benefit varied
 75% HRQoL benefit 3,059 27,764 16,330
 50% HRQoL benefit 3,517 105,638 16,697
 25% HRQoL benefit 4,136 Dominated 17,084
No mortality reduction - HRQoL benefit varied
 75% HRQoL benefit 7,556 Dominated 278,837
 50% HRQoL benefit 11,334 Dominated 415,947
 25% HRQoL benefit 22,668 Dominated 826,858
Other Scenarios BKP vs NSM BKP vs PVP
With full mortality reduction with BKP and PVP
 No offset time 2,919 16,249
 No bisphosphonate treatment 2,764 16,305
 Increased fracture risk with BKP 3,503 24,904
 PVP price set at 0% of BKP price 2,706 29,606
 PVP price set at 50% of BKP price 2,706 14,914
 PVP price set at 75% of BKP price 2,706 7,568
 0 days reduction with BKP and PVP in length of stay 8,132 15,982
 3 days reduction with BKP and PVP in length of stay 5,419 15,982
 9 days reduction with BKP and PVP in length of stay Cost saving 15,982
 0% discount rate (with mortality reduction) 2,224 11,922
 7% discount rate (with mortality reduction) 3,193 20,661
 60 year old patients (with mortality reduction) 2,912 19,249
 80 year old patients (with mortality reduction) 2,373 12,038
Without mortality reduction with BKP and PVP
 No offset time 6,705 250,997
 No bisphosphonate treatment 5,743 212,001
 Increased fracture risk with BKP 7,904 Dominated
 PVP price set at 0% of BKP price 5,667 391,868
 PVP price set at 50% of BKP price 5,667 195,939
 PVP price set at 75% of BKP price 5,667 97,969
 0 days reduction with BKP and PVP in length of stay 17,557 210,188
 3 days reduction with BKP and PVP in length of stay 11,612 210,188
 9 days reduction with BKP and PVP in length of stay Dominating 210,188
 0% Discount rate 5,392 203,712
 7% Discount rate 5,949 216,711
 60 year old patients 5,507 206,515
 80 year old patients 5,905 215,739