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. 2015 Sep 22;27:301–308. doi: 10.1007/s00198-015-3319-3

Table 1.

Costs, QALYs, and ICER for a supplementation with one portion per day (125 Euros/year)

1 Unit/day (€125/year)
Ca/Vit D supplementation No supplementation Incremental ICER 95 % CI
Cost QALYs Cost QALYs Cost QALYs Low High
Women without low BMD or prevalent vertebral fracture
 65 years € 6882 12.793 € 6461 12.788 € 421 0.004 € 94,304 € 18,369 € 170,239
 70 years € 7556 10.183 € 7222 10.173 € 333 0.010 € 34,513 € 16,406 € 52,620
 80 years € 7646 5.622 € 7701 5.605 −€ 55 0.017 −€ 3290 −€ 5036 −€ 1544
Women with low BMD
 65 years € 10,447 12.655 € 10,137 12.643 € 310 0.012 € 26,596 € 8465 € 44,726
 70 years € 10,823 10.074 € 10,607 10.060 € 217 0.014 € 15,183 € 10,448 € 19,918
 80 years € 9464 5.571 € 9685 5.553 −€ 221 0.018 −€ 12,237 −€ 15,405 −€ 9069
Women with prevalent vertebral fracture
 65 years € 9554 12.528 € 9195 12.513 € 359 0.015 € 24,345 € 14,736 € 33,954
 70 years € 10,452 9.934 € 10,174 9.914 € 279 0.019 € 14,328 € 11,841 € 16,814
 80 years € 10,360 5.453 € 10,614 5.426 −€ 255 0.027 −€ 9364 −€ 11,793 −€ 6934