In Table 6, the value of ICER of metformin intervention (Health system) at QALY = 2.09 should be 2,489. Please see the corrected Table 6 here.
Table 6. One-way sensitivity analysis of metformin intervention’s effectiveness.
ICER of metformin intervention (Health system) | ICER of metformin intervention (Societal) | |
---|---|---|
Cost of metformin intervention | 8,331 | 26,728 |
QALY | ||
1.79 | Dominated | Dominated |
1.89 | Dominated | Dominated |
1.99 | 21,065 | 6,367 |
2.09 | 2,489 | 752 |
2.19 | 1,323 | 400 |
QALY: quality adjusted life years; ICER: incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (in 2012US$ per QALY)
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