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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 7.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Dec 4;38(8):1104–1109. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2013.227

Table 3.

Markov model results (5 year and lifetime means per patient)

After 5 years (Age < 53 years) Lifetime (Age = 99 years)
CP SC CP SC
Cumulative incidences
Total life years 6.94 6.94 34.64 34.59
Years spent in normal health state 0.28 0.16 0.49 0.44
Years spent in overweight health state 2.51 2.29 10.24 9.66
Years spent in obese health state 3.50 3.80 16.22 16.55
Developing type 2 diabetes 7.77% 8.02% 34.95% 34.99%
Mortality rate for those with type 2 diabetes 0.49% 0.53% 39.59% 40.34%
Cost effectiveness analysis
QALYs discounted 4.87 4.86 15.31 15.28
Cost discounted AUD 16 667 AUD 16 544 AUD 55 511 AUD 55 581
Incremental efficacy CP = 0.01 QALYs CP = 0.03 QALYs
C/E AUD 3 422 AUD 3 405 AUD 3 625 AUD 3 638
ICER CP = AUD 11 260 per QALY CP dominant
QALYs undiscounted 5.48 5.46 27.11 27.04
Cost discounted AUD 18 676 AUD 18 586 AUD 100 379 AUD 100 626
Incremental efficacy CP = 0.01 QALYs CP = 0.07 QALYs
C/E AUD 3 410 AUD 3 401 AUD 3 703 AUD 3 721
ICER CP = AUD 7 349 per QALY CP dominant

CP = commercial programme; SC = standard care; BMI = body mass index; QALY = quality adjusted life year; C/E = cost effectiveness; ICER = incremental cost effectiveness ratio; AUD = Australian dollar