Table 2.

Base Case Average Lifetime Costs and QALE for men aged 65 and 75

	Cost ($)	Incremental Cost ($)	QALE(y)	Incremental QALE	% Treated	% Died Prostate Cancer
Age 65
WW	24,520		9.02		34%	6.0%
BT	35,374	10,854	8.14	−0.88	100%	8.9%
RP	38,180	13,660	7.95	−1.07	100%	8.9%
AS	39,894	15,374	8.85	−0.17	78%	4.8%
IMRT	48,699	24,179	8.10	−0.92	100%	8.9%
Age 75*
WW	18,302		6.14		23%	2.6%
BT	28,810	10,508	5.56	−0.58	100%	3.9%
AS	30,048	11,746	5.98	−0.16	61%	2.1%
IMRT	42,286	23,984	5.52	−0.62	100%	3.9%

ABBR: WW: watchful waiting; BT: brachytherapy; RP: radical prostatectomy; AS: active surveillance; IMRT: intensity-modulated radiation therapy

^*Radical prostatectomy not modeled in 75 year olds